Krimuldas castle
The Krimulda Castle is located just outside Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is a tourist attraction. The castle dates from the 14th century and was destroyed in a war in 1601.Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle ruins in Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality, Latvia
- Also known as: “Krimulda Castle” and “Krimuldas pilsdrupas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sigulda Castle and Sigulda Medieval Castle.
Sigulda Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sigulda Castle, also known as Sigulda New Castle, is a castle in Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built in 1878 in the Neo-Gothic style as a residence for the owners of the manor, the Kropotkin family. Sigulda Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Krimuldas castle.
Sigulda Medieval Castle
Castle
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sigulda Medieval Castle ruins are located on the edge of the Gauja valley in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The original castle was built in 1207 as a castellum type fortress, later rebuilt into a convent type building. Sigulda Medieval Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Krimuldas castle.
Krimulda Manor
Building
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krimulda Manor is a building, which is situated 380 metres southwest of Krimuldas castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gütmanis (Gutmann) Cave and Turaida.
Gütmanis (Gutmann) Cave
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gutman's Cave is the widest and highest cave in the Baltic countries, located by the Gauja River in the area known as the ancient Gauja valley in the Gauja National Park near Sigulda, Latvia.
Sigulda
Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sigulda is administratively in the Riga region, however culturally a part of the Vidzeme region. It is a resort town just over an hour from Riga by train, featuring a wooded river valley containing forest walks, cable car, bobsleigh track, three castles and a former times rehabilitation centre featuring a hostel, all of which is manageable as a day visitor on foot.
Krimuldas castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.17086° or 57° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
24.83231° or 24° 49′ 56″ eastInception
14th centuryOpen location code
9G965RCJ+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 7549960062OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q13642169
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Uzbek—“Krimuldas castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Krimuldas”
- Estonian: “Krimulda piiskopilinnus”
- Finnish: “Krimuldan linna”
- French: “Château de Krimulda”
- French: “château médiéval de Krimulda”
- German: “Burg Kremon”
- German: “Burgruine Krimulda”
- Latvian: “Krimuldas Pils”
- Latvian: “Krimuldas viduslaiku pils”
- Romanian: “Castelul Krimulda”
- Russian: “Кремон”
- Russian: “Кримулдский замок”
- Spanish: “castillo de Krimulda”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Krimulda”
- Swedish: “Krimulda slott”
- Uzbek: “Krimulda qal‘asi”
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