Kreutzburg Castle (also written Kreuzburg Castle, Latvian Krustpils pils) is a castle in Krustpils, Latvia, which goes back to an order castle. It is considered one of the best-preserved castles in Latvia and has been a protected monument since December 16, 1998
The first written mention of a castle belonging to the Archdiocese of Riga dates back to 1318. It was the easternmost archbishop's castle on the Dvina and protected the trade routes leading to the east. In 1359 the Livonian Order took seven castles from the Archdiocese of Riga, including Kreutzburg. In the spring of 1559, Russian troops burned the undefended Kreutzburg, but restored the castle after Duke Magnus' troops took it. From 1561 to 1772 Kreutzburg was under the rule of Poland-Lithuania. On March 1, 1585, Stephan Báthory Kreutzburg transferred to Nikolai von Korff, whose family owned the complex, which had been converted into a palace, until the Latvian agrarian reforms of 1920. After the premises had not been managed for 50 years and had fallen into disrepair, the castle was renovated after 1991. Today it houses a history museum (Wikipedia).
Admission: € 6.-- p.p.
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