Dundaga

Dundaga ( German Dondangen ) is a village in the west of Latvia and the center of the county of the same name.

History

The place first appears in 1245 as Donedange to in documents. 1318 a brick castle of the Bishop of Riga is then mentioned. The property later came into the possession of the Teutonic Order in 1434 and the Bishop of Courland. Beginning of the 20th century the estate from which the community emerged with 102,400 hectares, the largest in the Baltics.

During the Second World War here in 1943 the SS training area Seelager was established. Forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners had to do the construction work. The residents of the area were forcibly relocated.

Castle Dondangen

The Dondangen castle was rebuilt in accordance with the requirements as a manor house from the 17th century. During the Revolution in 1905, the building was burned down. According to the designs of architect H. Pfeiffer was a 1909 reconstruction. Since 1926, the castle was used as a school and as an administrative building.

Dundagas novads

2009 joined the communities Kolka and Dundaga together. ( See also: Administrative divisions of Latvia )