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Alberts Zarāns LATVIJAS PILIS UN MUIŽAS Castlcs and manors of Latvia Rīga 2006 Saturs • Content KURZEME 83 AIZPUTES Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The ruins of the Livonian Order Castle of Aizpute 8 55 ALSUNGAS Livonijas ordeņa pils • The Alsunga Castle 10 82 APRIĶU muižas kungu maja • The Apriķi manor house 12 95 BOJAS muižas kungu māja • The Boja manor house 15 47 CĒRES muižas kungu maja • The Cere manor house 18 81 CĪRAVAS muižas pils • The Cīrava manor house 16 33 DIŽSTENDES (Stendes) muižas kungu māja • The Stende manor house 19 94 DUNALKAS muižas ansamblis • The Dunalka manor ensemble 20 4 DUNDAGAS muižas pils • The Dundaga Castle 22 34 DURSUPES muižas kungu māja • The Dursupe Castle 28 71 DZĒRVES muižas pils • The Dzērve Castle 26 44 ĒDOLES muižas pils • The Ēdole Castle 30 118 EZERES muižas kungu maja • The Ezere manor house 29 24 FIRKSA muižas pils • The Firksa Castle 33 45 ĪVANDES muižas pils • The īvande Castle 34 119 JAUNAUCES muižas kungu maja • The Jaunauce manor house 36 57 KABILES muižas kungu māja • The Kabile manor house 38 96 KALNA MUIŽAS (Sieksātes) kungu māja • The Kalna muiža manor house 40 98 KALNMUIŽAS kungu māja • The Kalnmuiža manor house 42 84 KAZDANGAS muižas pils • The Kazdanga Castle 44 85 LAIDU muižas pils • The Laidi Castle 46 48 LAMIŅU muižas kungu māja • The Lamiņi manor house 47 17 NOGALES muižas pils • The Nogale Castle 48 25 NURMUIŽAS pils • The Nurmuiža Castle 50 46 PADURES muižas pils • The Padure Castle 51 23 PASTENDES muižas kungu māja • The Pastende manor house 55 56 PELČU muižas pils • The Pelči Castle 52 11 POPES muižas pils • The Pope Castle 54 43 REĢU muižas pils • The Reģi Castle 56 97 RUDBĀRŽU muižas pils • The Rudbārži Castle 57 16 SASMAKAS (Valdemārpils) muižas kungu māja • The Sasmaka manor house 58 72 SNĒPELES muižas pils • The Snēpele Castle 60 12 TIŅĢERES muižas pils • The Tiņģere manor house 62 128 VADAKSTES muižas kungu māja • The Vadakste manor house 64 117 VAIŅODES muižas kungu māja • The Vaiņode manor house 66 18 VANDZENES muižas kungu māja • The Vandzene manor house 65 73 VĀRMES muižas kungu māja • The Vārme manor house 68 10 VENTSPILS Livonijas ordeņa pils • The, Ventspils Castle 70 80 VĒRGALES muižas pils • The Vērgale Castle 72 35 ZENTENES muižas pils • The Zentene Castle 73 ZEMGALE 59 AIZUPES muižas pils • The Aizupe Castle 76 145 ASARES muižas pilsdrupas • The manor castle-ruins of Asare 78 129 AUGSTKALNES (Mežmuižas) pils • The Augstkalne Castle 79 89 BALDONES muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Baldone manor 85 124 BAUSKAS Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The manor castle-ruins of Bauska 80 149 BEBRENES muižas pils • The Bebrene Castle 86 121 BĒNES muižas pils • The Bēne Castle 88 156 BIKSTU muižas kungu maja • The manor house of Biksti 90 130 BLANKENFELDES muižas kungu māja • The manor house of Blankenfelde 92 132 BORNSMINDES muižas pils • The Bornsminde Castle 94 112 BRAMBERĢES muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Bramberģe manor 93 125 BRUKNAS muižas pils • The Brukna Castle 95 99 DOBELES Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The castle-ruins of Dobele 96 63 DURBES muižas pils • The Durbe Castle 100 102 DZIMTMISAS muižas kungu maja • The Dzimtmisa manor house 102 144 GĀRSENES muižas pils • The Gārsene Castle 104 136 ĒRBERĢES muižas kungu maja • The Erberģe manor house 106 155 ILGAS muižas pils • The Ilga manor house 103 62 JAUNMOKU muižas pils • The Jaunmokas Castle 108 75 JAUNMUIŽAS kungu māja • The Jaunmuiža manor house 115 88 JAUNPILS muižas pils • The Jaunpils Castle 110 101 JELGAVAS pils • The Jelgava Castle 112 133 KAUCMINDES (Saulaines) muižas pils • The castle of the Kaucminde manor 116 110 LIELAUCES muižas pils • The Lielauce Castle 120 135 LIELMĒMELES muižas kungu māja • The Lielmemele manor house 118 137 LIELZALVES muižas kungu māja • The Lielzalve manor house 119 90 MENCENDARBES muižas kungu māja • The Mencendarbe manor house 121 123 MEŽOTNES muižas pils • The Mežotne Castle 122 86 REMTES muižas pils • The Remte Castle 126 127 REŅĢES muižas pils • The Reņģe Castle 129 122 RUNDĀLES pils • The Rundāle Castle 130 134 SKAISTKALNES muižas kungu maja • The Skaistkalne manor house 134 100 SVĒTES muižas kungu māja • The Svēte manor house . 136 131 SVITENES muižas pils • The Svitene Castle 138 154 ŠĒNHEIDES muižas pils • The Šēnheide Castle 140 74 ŠĶĒDES muižas kungu maja • The Šķede manor house 141 64 ŠLOKENBEKAS muižas komplekss • The complex of the Šlokenbeka manor 142 60 VALDEĶU muižas pils • The Valdeķi Castle 150 58 VĀNES muižas kungu māja • The Vāne manor house 144 120 VECAUCES muižas pils • The Vecauce Castle 148 153 VECBORNES muižas kungu nams • The Vecborne manor house 146 142 VECMĒMELES muižas kungu māja • The Vecmēmele manor house 151 152 VECSALIENAS (Červonkas) muižas pils • The Vecsaliena Castle 152 111 ZAĻĀS muižas pils • The Zaļā Castle 156 76 ZANTES muižas kungu nams • The Zante manor house 154 138 ZASAS muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Zasa manor 158 61 ZEMĪTES muižas pils • The Zemīte Castle 162 VIDZEME 15 ALŪKSNES jaunā pils • The Alūksne Nevv Castle 166 15 ALŪKSNES pilsdrupas • The Alūksne castle-ruins 166 6 AUMEISTARU muižas kungu māja • The Aumeistari manor house 171 30 BEĻAVAS muižas kungu māja • The Beļava manor house 172 68 BIKSĒRES muižas kungu māja • The Biksēre Castle 174 26 BĪRIŅU muižas pils • The Bīriņu Castle 176 3 BURTNIEKU muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Burtnieki manor 178 22 CĒSU Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The Cēsis castle-ruins 180 69 CESVAINES pils • The Cesvaine Castle 184 67 CIRSTU muižas komplekss • The complex of the Cirsti manor 183 159 DIKĻU muižas pils • The Dikļi Castle 188 77 DOLES muižas pils • The Dole Castle 194 27 DRABEŠU muižas kungu māja • The Drabeši manor house 193 53 DZELZAVAS muižas kungu māja • The Dzelzava manor house 196 163 DZĒRBENES muižas pils • The Dzērbene Castle 190 8 GAUJIENAS muižas pils • The Gaujiena Castle 198 19 IGATES muižas pils «The Igate Castle 204 54 JAUNGULBENES muižas pils • The Jaungulbene Castle 200 66 JUMURDAS muižas pils • The Jumurda Castle 202 160 KATVARU muižas kungu māja • The Katvari manor house 205 5. KOKMUIŽAS pils • The Kokmuiža Castle 206 103 KOKNESES pilsdrupas • The Koknese castle-ruins 207 103 KOKNESES Jaunās muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Koknese manor 207 36 KRIMULDAS muižas kungu māja • The Krimulda manor house 214 20 LIELSTRAUPES muižas pils • The Lielstraupe Castle 216 91 LIELVĀRDES pilsdrupas • The Lielvārde castle-ruins 218 91 LIELVĀRDES muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Lielvārde manor 218 32 LITENES muižas kungu māja • The Litene manor house 222 42 LIZUMA muižas pils • The Lizums Castle 224 51 MĀLPILS muižas pils • The Mālpils Castle 228 1 MAZSALACAS (Valtenbergas) muižas pils «The Mazsalaca (Valtenberga) manor house 226 161 MŪRMUIŽAS kungu māja • The Mūrmuiža manor house 229 157 NAUKŠĒNU muižas pils • The Naukšēni Castle 230 93 ODZIENAS muižas pils • The Odziena Castle 238 158 OZOLMUIŽAS pils • The Ozolmuiža Castle 232 13 PALSMANES muižas pils • The Palsmane Castle 234 2 PUIKULES muižas pils • The Puikule Castle 236 50 RĪGAS pils • The Rīga Castle 239 40 SĒRMŪKŠU muižas kungu māja • The Sērmūkšas manor house 243 39 SIGULDAS Jaunā pils • The Sigulda Nevv Castle 244 37 SIGULDAS Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The Sigulda Old Castle 246 31 STĀMERIENAS muižas pils • The Stāmeriena Castle 251 104 STUKMAŅU muižas ansamblis • The ensemble of the Stukmaņi manor 248 65 SUNTAŽU muižas pils • The Suntaži Castle 252 41 TAURUPES muižas kungu māja • The Taurupes manor house 254 14 TRAPENES (Bormaņu) muižas ansamblis • The Trapene manor house 255 38 TURAIDAS pils • The Turaida Castle 256 21 UNGURMUIŽAS kungu māja • The Ungurmuiža manor house 260 92 VECBEBRU muižas kungu māja • The Vecbebri manor house 262 29 VECGULBENES muižas pils • The Vecgulbene Castle 264 52 VECPIEBALGAS (Šeremetjeva) muižas pils • The Vecpiebalga Castle 266 162 VESELAVAS muižas kungu māja • The Veselava manor house 268 78 VESTIENAS muižas kungu māja • The Vestiena manor house 271 9 ZIEMERU muižas kungu māja • The Ziemeri manor house 275 7 ZVĀRTAVAS muižas pils • The Zvārtava Castle 272 LATGALE 116 ADAMOVAS muižas ansamblis • The complex of the Adamova manor 278 146 ARENDOLES muižas kungu māja • The Arendole manor house 279 150 DINABURGAS pils makets • The modei of the Dinaburga Castle 282 109 EVERSMUIŽAS (Ciblas) kungu māja • The Eversmuiža manor house 284 108 FELICIANOVAS muižas kungu māja • The Felicianova manor house 280 143 JASMUIŽAS (Aizkalnes) kompleks • The complex of the Jasmuiža manor 286 147 JUZEFINOVAS muižas pils • The ļuzefinova Castle 288 148 KAMEŅECAS (Jaunaglonas) muižas kungu māja • The Kameņeca manor house 290 151 KRĀSLAVAS pils • The Krāslava Castle 291 113 KRUSTPILS pils • The Krustpils Castle 294 107 LUDZAS Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The Ludza castle-ruins 298 126 LŪZNAVAS muižas pils • The Lūznava manor house 300 79 MALNAVAS muižas pils • The Malnava Castle 302 114 MARINZEJAS muižas pils • The Marinzeja Castle 304 141 PASIENES muižas kungu māja • The Pasiene manor house 306 140 PREIĻU pils • The Preiļi Castle 308 115 RĒZEKNES Livonijas ordeņa pils drupas • The Rēzekne castle-ruins 312 70 SALNAVAS muižas kungu māja • The Salnava manor house 314 105 VARAKĻĀNU pils • The Varakļāni Castle 318 139 VĀRKAVAS muižas pils • The Varkava Castle 316 106 VECRIKAVAS (Rikavas) muižas kungu māja • The Rikava manor house 317 .
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