Burtnieki Castle (german: Burg Burtneck; et, Asti ordulinnus) is a castle in
Burtnieki Parish,
Valmiera Municipality in the
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in ...
region of
Latvia. It was built on the south shore of
Lake Burtnieks
Lake Burtnieks ( lv, Burtnieka ezers, et, Asti järv) is the fourth largest lake in Latvia. It is shallow with an average depth of 2.9 m. The lake bed is mainly sandy, in places a little muddy. In the southeast part of the lake there is Devonian ...
for the
Livonian Order around 1284.
Asti ordulinnuse müürid 01.JPG
Asti ordulinnuse müürid 02.JPG
Asti ordulinnuse müürid 06.JPG
See also
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List of castles in Latvia
This is the List of castles in Latvia, which includes fortified residences of Western European conquerors built in the area of present-day Latvia before the 17th century. There are about 140 medieval castles in the area, therefore this list is not ...
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Burtnieki Castle
Castles in Latvia
Castles of the Livonian Order
Valmiera Municipality
Kreis Wolmar
Vidzeme
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