Krustpils Castle

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Krustpils Castle (, ) is a castle in Jēkabpils, Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Turkish prisoners of war were held here, many of whom later settled here permanently. Here the Latgale artillery regiment was located. During the Second World War infirmary of the German army was located here. A military hospital of the Red Army was placed here after August 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

type: military installation
date from: 1255

Source: en.wikipedia.org