Originally a castle of the Livonian Order, later a castle of the Diocese of Courland. It was part of a chain of castles from Hasenpoth Castle to Amboten Castle.

The castle was 10-15 metres high and was located on the right bank of the Vaipa River, which made access from the south difficult. Neuhausen was a camp fort typical of Courland, measuring 61 metres square. Remains of a courtyard wall and cellar depressions have been preserved in front of the south-east wall. Like all Courland camp forts, Neuhausen was a simple functional building, mainly made of fieldstone.

Today the remains are being renovated and made accessible to visitors.

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dobermann

February 29, 2020

The ruins of Neuhausen Castle (Estonian Vastseliina piiskopilinnus) are located in Estonia near the village of Vana-Vastseliina in the Võru district about five kilometers from the city of Vastseliina (also German Neuhausen). After the historical administrative division in the Governorate of Livonia, the Höhenburg belonged to the parish of Rauge in the Werro district. It was built by the Livonian order and was the castle of the Bishop of Dorpat.

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