Sigulda New Castle

The house was built between the 19th century for Nikolay Kropotkin (son of the owners of Segewolds grange) and his young family. Nikolay Kropotkin (1872-1937) aided the de- velopment of this area; he modernized the Sigulda grange through the purchasing of new agricultural engines and cattle from abroad.But also in other areas he is regarded as a pioneer, he initiated the construction of the first bobsleigh run in Sigulda and founded the first automobile-club in the Baltic States.During WWII, the German Nord division soldiers occupied the building and built a bunker facility right next to it. When the German militaries left the building in 1944 after three years of occupation, a school re-opened again first as a Latvian and then as Russian middle school.Education took place in the building until 1984 when the Russian middle school moved into another building.

Nice trip to the castle. Unfortunately there is an entrance fee.