Dundaga village, Latvia

Dundaga (Livonian: Dūoņig) is a village in Courland, Latvia. In 2009 the village became the administrative centre of Dundaga municipality.

Dundaga is known for its castle, constructed by the Archbishopric of Riga in the late 13th century. From the 16th century until 1918, Dundaga Castle (formerly Dundagen) was the centre of the largest private estate in Courland, belonging to the Baron Osten-Sacken (Russian: Остен-Сакен) family, an important local Baltic-German noble dynasty.

Dundaga
 village
 Country      Latvia
 Mentioned first time  1245
 Town rights awarded  1950
 Town rights revoked  1990
 Elevation  63 m (207 ft)
 Population (2021)  1 400

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