A castle was built at this tactical position on a mound by Võhandu River, controlling an important road, sometime during the late 13th to early 14th century; it was first mentioned in written sources in 1322 when it is reported that it was pillaged by Gediminas, the famous Grand Duke of Lithuania. That structure would have been a simple, fortified manor house. It was later expanded in phases, eventually (circa 1500) housing a chapel, round tower and a forecourt. During the early years of the Livonian War, the castle was damaged by Russian troops but reported in use again in 1627. During the end of the 17th century it seems however to have fallen into disrepair, and later used as a quarry for builders in nearby Võru. Today few visible ruins remain.[2][3]
Kirumpää is the birthplace of heavyweight weightlifter Kaljo Raag (1892–1967).
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Kirumpää castle ruins
Plan of the then still existing Kirumpää castle, 17th century
^Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
^Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 226. ISBN9949407184.
^"Ruins of Kirumpää Castle, Estonia". Visit Estonia. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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kirumpää, village, võru, parish, võru, county, southeastern, estonia, village, castle, ruins, winterlocation, estoniacoordinates, 86333, 98944, 86333, 98944countryestoniacountyvõru, countymunicipalityvõru, parish, contents, castle, ruins, gallery, also, refere. Kirumpaa is a village in Voru Parish Voru County in southeastern Estonia 1 KirumpaavillageKirumpaa castle ruins in winterKirumpaaLocation in EstoniaCoordinates 57 51 48 N 26 59 22 E 57 86333 N 26 98944 E 57 86333 26 98944CountryEstoniaCountyVoru CountyMunicipalityVoru Parish Contents 1 Kirumpaa castle ruins 1 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 ReferencesKirumpaa castle ruins editA castle was built at this tactical position on a mound by Vohandu River controlling an important road sometime during the late 13th to early 14th century it was first mentioned in written sources in 1322 when it is reported that it was pillaged by Gediminas the famous Grand Duke of Lithuania That structure would have been a simple fortified manor house It was later expanded in phases eventually circa 1500 housing a chapel round tower and a forecourt During the early years of the Livonian War the castle was damaged by Russian troops but reported in use again in 1627 During the end of the 17th century it seems however to have fallen into disrepair and later used as a quarry for builders in nearby Voru Today few visible ruins remain 2 3 Kirumpaa is the birthplace of heavyweight weightlifter Kaljo Raag 1892 1967 Gallery edit nbsp Kirumpaa castle ruins nbsp Plan of the then still existing Kirumpaa castle 17th century nbsp Kirumpaa bridge over the Vohandu riverSee also editList of castles in EstoniaReferences edit Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 dead link retrieved 28 July 2021 Viirand Tiiu 2004 Estonia Cultural Tourism Kunst Publishers p 226 ISBN 9949407184 Ruins of Kirumpaa Castle Estonia Visit Estonia Retrieved 9 July 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirumpaa amp oldid 1068189114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
