Grobiņa Castle

Grobiņa Castle
South Kurzeme Municipality, Courland, Latvia
Site information
TypeCastle
ConditionRuins
Location
Grobiņa Castle
Coordinates56°32′03″N 21°09′45″E / 56.53417°N 21.16250°E / 56.53417; 21.16250
Site history
Built1253
Built byLivonian Order
Demolished18th. century

Grobiņa Castle is a medieval castle located in the town of Grobiņa, in South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The ancient Curonian castle hill (Skābāržu kalns) is located only 100 m from the castle. It is supposed to be the famous Seeburg, which is mentioned in Scandinavian sources as early as the 9th century.