Āraiši Castle

Āraiši Castle is a castle in , . Āraiši Castle is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Āraiši lake fortress.

Archaeological site
is an archeological museum with original and reconstructed remnants of prehistory. It is a unique nationally important archaeological site with remains of the 9th–10th centuries Latgalian lake fortress. is situated 180 metres northwest of Āraiši Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drabeši and Kārļi.

Village
is a village in , in the region of .

Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Āraiši Castle.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a town in Gauja National Park, in the region of , on the Gauja river, roughly 100 km to the east of the capital .

Āraiši Castle

Latitude
57.25038° or 57° 15′ 1″ north
Longitude
25.28385° or 25° 17′ 2″ east
Open location code
9G97772M+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6985763609
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q20828803
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Russian—“Āraiši Castle” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: Āraiši ordulinnus
  • German: Steinburg Arrasch
  • Latvian: Āraišu ordeņa pils
  • Russian: замок Арайши

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Āraiši lake fortress Archaeological Park and Reconstructions of dwellings from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.

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