Kiltsi

Kiltsi is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.

Kiltsi
Small borough
Country Estonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
ParishVäike-Maarja Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Kiltsi
Schloss Ass
Coordinates59°05′24″N 26°10′36″E
Site history
BuiltEnd of 15th Century
Built byTeutonic Knights

At the end of the 15th century the Teutonic Knights erected a castle, which later became part of a larger one. Destroyed by a fire in 1588, the castle was not re-erected until 1789, as a neoclassical manor house, today's Kiltsi Manor.

See also

Kiltsi, ruins of the castle Ungru

References

  • Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 783. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
Previous station
Station on eastward lines
Next station
Tamsalu
Kiltsi
Rakke

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