Dundaga

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Dundaga

Dundaga is a large rural community in Talsu county, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
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Dundaga is famous for its castle, the construction of which was started in 1249 by the crusaders of Livonian Order

Livonian Order

The Livonian Order was an autonomous Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order and a member of the Livonian Confederation from 1435–1561....
from Riga

Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
. From the 16th until the 20th century, Dundagas Castle was the centre of the large private estate of Kurzeme (Courland

Courland

Courland is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland....
). Dundaga Castle is connected with many fairy-tales and legends.

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