Embūte Castle

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The ruins of Embūte Castle are located in Embūte (), Embūte Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, not far from an ancient hillfort erected by Curonians. It was an ancient Curonian settlement and is mentioned in ancient chronicles as a place with strong Curonian resistance to German crusaders. Embūte Castle ruins Read more on Wikipedia

type: military structure
date from: 1265

Source: en.wikipedia.org