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Vastseliina Castle

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Vastseliina Castle (Estonian: Vastseliina piiskopilinnus; German: Neuhausen^[1]) was a castle of the Livonian Order, Bishopric of Dorpat. It was constructed by 1342 by the Landmeister Burkhard von Dreileben [de; et; it; lv; ru; uk] as part of the border fortifications of Old Livonia against Novgorod, Pskov and later Moscow.^[2]

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Nowadays the ruins of the castle are located near Vastseliina (in the village of Vana-Vastseliina), Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia.

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