Dobele Castle

Dobele Castle
Zemgale, Latvia
Dobele Castle is located in Latvia
Dobele Castle
Dobele Castle
Coordinates56°37′20″N 23°16′22″E / 56.622171°N 23.272757°E / 56.622171; 23.272757
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built1335-1339
Built byLivonian Order
MaterialsBrick, boulders
Map

Dobele Castle (Latvian: Dobeles pils, ‹See Tfd›German: Ordensburg Doblen) is a castle in the town of Dobele in the historical region of Zemgale, Latvia. The Livonian order built the castle on the west bank of the Berze river in 1335, on the site of an old hillfort.[1]

  1. ^ Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)