Kiltsi
Village in Estonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiltsi is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1]
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This article is about the settlement in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County. For the village in Haapsalu, Lääne county, see Kiltsi, Lääne County.
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Kiltsi | |
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Small borough | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Lääne-Viru County |
Parish | Väike-Maarja Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Quick Facts Coordinates, Site history ...
Kiltsi | |
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Schloss Ass | |
Coordinates | 59°05′24″N 26°10′36″E |
Site history | |
Built | End of 15th Century |
Built by | Teutonic Knights |
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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.