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Castle or fort · 1354

Kavilda stronghold

Kavilda stronghold

Kavilda stronghold (Estonian: Kavilda vasallilinnus, German: Kawelecht) was a castle in Tartu County, Estonia, on the western slope of the Kavilda River. Nowadays the site is located in Mõisanurme village, Elva Parish. According to Leonhard von Stryk, the castle was first built in 1354 by Bartholomäus von Tiesenhausen. Other sources say it was built in 1361 by Arnold von Vietinghoff, the Master of Livonian Order.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Map of the area around Kavilda stronghold
58.34413° N, 26.36161° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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