Sigulda (Segewolde)

Segewolde Castle was founded as a fortress in so-called Gauja Corridor — lands in the basin of the Gauja River, which the Livonian Order shared with the Archdiocese of Riga. The castle was founded by order of the master Venno von Rohrbach in 1207 on the site of one of the settlements of the Livonian tribe, its construction was completed by 1226. In 1211 the castle withstood a raid by the Estonians, in 1212 — an attack by the Livs. In 1345 the fortress was taken by the troops of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Olgerd. Since 1432, Segewolde was the residence of the Livonian Landsmarshal — the commander of the Order's troops. 

Tags: castles and fortresses, 13 century, 14 century, 15 century, 16 century, Teutonic Order (Livonia)