Oldenthorn Castle
| Oldenthorne Bishop's Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1334 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Castre | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 21 '9 " N , 26 ° 53' 50.3" E | |
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The bishop's castle Oldenthorne ( Estonian Vana-Kastre piiskopilinnu , German also: Altenturm or Alt-Kaster ) was a moated castle of the diocese of Dorpat . The remains of the castle wall are located in the village of Vana-Kastre in the municipality of Kastre , Tartu County in Estonia . The castle is located on a mountain hill on the Embach ( Emajõe ), at the point where the Lutze Bach ( Luutsina ) flows into it.
history
The castle was probably built to secure the diocese to the east, along the lower reaches of the Embach. The castle is mentioned in a document in 1434. It was repeatedly conquered and probably destroyed by Russian troops in 1558 and 1656. The castle served mainly as a road block and customs post.
Building stock
The castle hill was heavily fortified in order to preserve height protection. The castle has a moat on the land side. Today only a few stone walls have been preserved on the site. Remains of a bridge on the river are underwater.
Individual evidence
- ↑ VANA-KASTRE PIISKOPILINNUS / BURG OLDENTHORN / ALTENTURM. Retrieved September 17, 2019 .
- ^ Karl Woldemar von Löwis of Menar: Burgenlexikon für Alt-Livland . Walters and Rapa, Riga 1922, p. 89 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Armin Tuulse: The castles in Estonia and Latvia (= negotiations of the Estonian learned society . Volume 33 ). Õpetatud Eesti Seltsi Toimetused, S. 96 .