Vastseliina Castle
Vastseliina Castle (Estonian: Vastseliina piiskopilinnus; German: Neuhausen[1]) was a castle of the Livonian Order, Bishopric of Dorpat. It was constructed by 1342 by the Landmeister Burkhard von Dreileben as part of the border fortifications of Old Livonia against Novgorod, Pskov and later Moscow.[2]
Nowadays the ruins of the castle are located near Vastseliina (in the village of Vana-Vastseliina), Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia.
See also
- History of Estonia
- List of castles in Estonia
References
- Back to citation "Handelskontrolle, "Derivation", Eindämmerung: schwedische Moskaupolitik 1617-1661 ", Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1997, ISBN 3-447-03880-2, pg. 128
- Back to citation Vastseliina Castle at the Estonian cultural registry website