Krustpils Castle

Krustpils Castle
Jēkabpils, Latvia
Coordinates56°30′40″N 25°51′33″E / 56.5111°N 25.8592°E / 56.5111; 25.8592
TypeCastle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionPreserved
Site history
BuiltBetween 1255 and 1297
Built byArchbishop of Riga
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Krustpils Castle (German: Kreutzburg, Polish: Krzyżbork[1]) is a castle in Jēkabpils, Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Turkish prisoners of war were held here, many of whom later settled here permanently. Here the Latgale artillery regiment was located. During the Second World War infirmary of the German army was located here. A military hospital of the Red Army was placed here after August 1944.

  1. ^ "Krzyżbork". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 4. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1883. p. 769.

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