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Dinaburga Castle (German: Dünaburg) also known as Vecdaugavpils or Vecpils is a castle located in Naujene parish east of Daugavpils in the historical region of Latgalia in eastern Latvia. It is strategically situated on a high bank of the Daugava River. It was built between 1273 and 1277 by the Livonian Order and destroyed by Russian troops before 1577. Nowadays fragments of the foundation are exposed.
