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Ludza Castle was a medieval castle built in Gothic style located next to a Catholic church on the site of a former Latgalian wooden castle in the centre Ludza Latvia a small town in eastern Latgale. Its main purpose was to be an eastern outpost to control trade routes from Russia. Nowadays the impressive fragments of the castle walls including a three-floor high fragment still remain. The ruins are the main tourist attraction in the Ludza District and is considered a symbol of the town.
