Daugavgrīva castle

Daugavgrīva Castle
Daugavgrīvas pils
Skanstnieku iela, Vecdaugava
Near Riga in Latvia
Ruins of Daugavgrīva Medieval castle (2004)
Site information
TypeCastle
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Location
Daugavgrīva castle
Location of Daugavgrīva castle ruins
Coordinates57°3′17″N 24°5′34″E / 57.05472°N 24.09278°E / 57.05472; 24.09278
Site history
Built1305
Built byLivonian Branch of the Teutonic Knights
Materialsdolomite
Demolishedby 1653

Daugavgrīva Castle (German: Dünamünde; Polish: Dynemunt; Russian: Усть-Двинск or Ust`-Dvinsk) is a former monastery converted into a castle, located at Vecdaugava oxbow on the right bank of Daugava, in the northern part of Riga city, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Nowadays here are seen only earthen ramparts.