Embūte Castle
The ruins of Embūte Castle are located in Embūte, Embūte Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, not far from an ancient hillfort erected by Curonians.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruins in Latvia
- Also known as: “Embūtes viduslaiku pils pilsdrupas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Embūte Nature Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vībiņi and Nīkrāce Parish.
Nīkrāce Parish
Village
Nīkrāce Parish is an administrative unit of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 710 and covers an area of 130.51 km2. Nīkrāce Parish is situated 8 km northeast of Embūte Castle.
Embūte Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Embūtes pagasts, South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.50463° or 56° 30′ 17″ north
Longitude
21.81927° or 21° 49′ 9″ east
Open location code
9G83GR39+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Russian—“Embūte Castle” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Embūte piiskopilinnus”
- German: “Ruinen der Ordensburg Amboten”
- German: “Schloss Amboten”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Embūte”
- Latvian: “Embūtes pilsdrupas”
- Lithuanian: “Embutės pilis”
- Russian: “Эмбутский замок”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Embūtes pils parks and Embūtes informācijas centrs.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Pils Dīķis and Ceļupes dīķis.
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