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Castle or fort · 1342

Vastseliina Castle

German: Neuhausen

Vastseliina Castle

Vastseliina Castle (Estonian: Vastseliina piiskopilinnus; German: Neuhausen) was a castle of the Livonian Order, Bishopric of Dorpat. It was constructed by 1342 by the Landmeister Burkhard von Dreileben as part of the border fortifications of Old Livonia against Novgorod, Pskov and later Moscow. Nowadays the ruins of the castle are located near Vastseliina (in the village of Vana-Vastseliina), Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia.

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

Map of the area around Vastseliina Castle
57.73030° N, 27.36140° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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