Kiltsi

Summary

Kiltsi is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1]

Kiltsi
Small borough
Kiltsi Manor
Country Estonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
ParishVäike-Maarja Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Kiltsi
Schloss Ass
Coordinates59°05′24″N 26°10′36″E / 59.09000°N 26.17667°E / 59.09000; 26.17667
Site history
BuiltEnd of 15th Century
Built byTeutonic Knights

At the end of the 15th century the Teutonic Knights erected a castle, which later became part of a larger one. Destroyed by a fire in 1588, the castle was not re-erected until 1789, as a neoclassical manor house, today's Kiltsi Manor.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  • Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 783. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
Preceding station Elron Following station
Tamsalu
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Rakke
towards Valga
Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula Rakke
towards Koidula

59°05′24″N 26°10′36″E / 59.09000°N 26.17667°E / 59.09000; 26.17667