Burtneck Castle
The castle Burtneck ( Latvian Burtnieku pils ) is the ruin of a built in the mid-13th century Castle of the Livonian Order . The remains of the wall of the dismantled facility are located near the Livonian village of Burtnieki in northern Latvia .
description
In terms of the type of its rooms, Burtneck Castle resembled a commercial castle and was used to accommodate a smaller crew and as a store for the grain interest. As was characteristic of the 14th century, the entrance is protected by several towers, which thus formed a small tower castle.
literature
- Karl von Löwis of Menar : Castle Lexicon for Old Livonia. Walters and Rapa, Riga 1922, p. 49 ( digitized version ).
- Heinz Pirang: The Baltic mansion. Volume 1. Jonck & Poliewsky, Riga 1926, pp. 61–62 ( digitized version ).
- Erik Thomson, Georg Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege: Palaces and manors in the Baltic States (= castles, palaces, manors. Volume 7). 3. Edition. Weidlich, Frankfurt a. M. 1980, ISBN 3-8035-1042-2 , pp. 68-69.
- Armin Tuulse: The castles in Estonia and Latvia (= negotiations of the learned Estonian society. Volume 33). Dorpater Estonian Publishing House, Dorpat 1942, p. 243 ( PDF ; 15.5 MB).
Web links
Commons : Burg Burtneck - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erik Thomson, Georg Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege: Palaces and manors in the Baltic States. 1980, pp. 68-69.
- ^ Armin Tuulse: The castles in Estonia and Latvia. 1942, p. 143.
Coordinates: 57 ° 41 ′ 54.6 " N , 25 ° 16 ′ 43.3" E