Daugavgrīva castle
Daugavgrīva Castle (German: Dünamünde; Polish: Dynemunt; Russian: Усть-Двинск or Ust`-Dvinsk) is a former monastery converted into a castle, located at Vecdaugava oxbow on right bank of Daugava, in the northern part of Riga city, Latvia. Nowadays here are seen only earthen ramparts.
| Daugavgrīva Castle | |
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Daugavgrīvas pils | |
| Skanstnieku iela, Vecdaugava Near Riga in Latvia | |
Ruins of Daugavgrīva Medieval castle (2004) | |
Daugavgrīva castle Location of Daugavgrīva castle ruins | |
| Coordinates | 57°3′17″N 24°5′34″E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1305 |
| Built by | Livonian Branch of the Teutonic Knights |
| Materials | dolomite |
| Demolished | by 1653 |
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