Dobele Castle

Dobele Castle
Semigallia, Latvia
Site information
TypeCastle
ConditionRuins
Location
Dobele Castle
Coordinates56°37′20″N 23°16′22″E / 56.622171°N 23.272757°E / 56.622171; 23.272757
Site history
Built1335-1339
Built byLivonian Order
MaterialsBrick, boulders

Dobele Castle (Latvian: Dobeles pils, German: Ordensburg Doblen) is a castle in the town of Dobele in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The Livonian order built the castle on the west bank of the Berze river in 1335, on the site of an old hillfort.