Purtse Castle
Purtse Castle is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in Purtse, northeastern Estonia. It was built in the middle of the 16th century, probably by the landowner Johann von Taube, at a time when late Gothic ways of building were slowly being abandoned in favour of Renaissance ideas.
- Castle
- Description: castle in Estonia
- Address: Purtse küla, 43302
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Places in the Area
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Purtse
Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.
Püssi
Püssi is an industrial town in Lüganuse Parish…
7 km south of Purtse Castle
Purtse Castle
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Latitude
59.41906° or 59° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
27.01299° or 27° 0′ 47″ east
Open location code
9GF9C297+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Purtse Castle” goes by many names.
Kasteel PurtseDutch
Purtse kindlusEstonian
Purtse kindluselamuEstonian
Purtse linnusEstonian
Purtse vasallilinnusEstonian
Purtsen vasallilinnaFinnish
Purtses pilsLatvian
قلعه پورتسهPersian
Миза ПуртсеUkrainian
ФортецяUkrainian
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