Bauska Castle
Bauska Castle (Latvian: Bauskas pils; German: Schloss Bauske) is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska.
| Bauska Castle | |
|---|---|
| Zemgale, Latvia | |
| Coordinates | 56°24′13″N 24°10′25″E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Partly restored. |
| Website | Bauska Castle and Museum |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th.- 16th. century. |
| Built by | Livonian order |
While originally a hill fort, the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights built the castle in the fifteenth century, the palace was added in the sixteenth century, and restoration began in the nineteenth century.
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