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Baltadvaris Castle (Lithuanian: Baltadvario pilis) was a fortified manor house earlier sometimes classed as a bastion castle in lt:Baltadvaris (Molėtai) near Videniškiai in Molėtai district Lithuania. The masonry castle with wooden fortifications was constructed by Swedish fortificators in the 16th century in a bend of the River Siesartis in order to secure the road from Vilnius to Riga against attacks from Livonia. It used to be the property of the princely Giedraičiai (Giedroyć) family.

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