Põltsamaa Castle (Põltsamaa)

Estonia / Jogeva / Poltsamaa / Põltsamaa / Lossi
 castle, mansion / manor house / villa, Gothic (architecture), Brick Gothic (architecture)
The castle was founded by the Livonian Order in 1272, as a purely defensive crusader fortress. During the course of the Livonian War, the castle was for a period occupied by Polish troops and between 1570 and 1578 served as the official residence of Duke Magnus of Holstein, who aspired to create a Livonian kingdom with the help of Tsar Ivan the Terrible of Russia.

In 1941, during the Second World War, the castle was almost completely destroyed in an air raid.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Põltsamaa_Castle
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Coordinates:   58°39'16"N   25°58'3"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago