Ērģeme ( et, Härgmäe) is a
village in
Valka municipality
Valka Municipality ( lv, Valkas novads; et, Valka piirkond) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish ...
,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, and the centre of
Ērģeme parish. It is the location of the ruins of Ērģeme Castle, an
Ordensburg which was built in the 14th century in place of an ancient Estonian
hillfort, then part of
Sakala county
Sakala County ( Estonian: ''Sakala'', Latin: ''Saccalia'') was an ancient Estonian county that was first mentioned in print by Henry of Latvia in the early 13th century.
Geography
Sakala County is in northwestern Livonia, covering approximately ...
.
Ērģeme Castle
File:Ērģemes pilsdrupas 2000-08-05.jpg,
File:Ērģemes pils drupas.jpg,
File:Ērģemes pils (1).jpg,
File:Ērģemes pils (2).jpg,
File:Härgmäe ordulinnus 2.jpg,
File:Ērģeme Castle ruins1.JPG,
See also
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Battle of Ergeme
The Battle of Ērģeme (also Battle of Ermes) ( et, Härgmäe lahing; german: Schlacht bei Ermes; russian: italic=yes, сражение при Эрмесе; lv, Ērģemes kauja) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Latvia (near Valga) a ...
References
Towns and villages in Latvia
Castles of the Teutonic Knights
Kreis Walk
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