Ancient hillfort · 1150
Valjala Stronghold
German: Waldenburg
The Valjala Stronghold (Latin: Castrum Waldia, Estonian: Valjala Maalinn) was a major ringfort on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Established in the 12th century, at the time it was the most important Oeselian stronghold. Its surrender in 1227 finalized the crusader conquest of Estonia. The surroundings of Valjala hillfort consist mostly of marshland.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today