Jaunpils Castle

The castle in Jaunpils is ﬁrst time mentioned in 1411. Most likely it's built in the end of the 14th century. The tower was added in the 15th century. In the ﬁrst half of 16th century Jaunpils Castle was the place where many old and weak brothers of Livonian Order settled.
In 1576 Jaunpils Castle became property of last komtur of Dobele Matthias von der Recke. Castle was owned by his descendants until 1920.
The castle was heavily damaged in war by Swedes in 1625. Later a third ﬂoor was added and the old fortress became a manor with all conveniences in the end of the 17th century.
The building was partly reconstructed in the 18th century. The castle was burned down during the Russian Revolu- tion of 1905. A year later it was rebuilt by architect Wilhelm Bockslaff.
From the 16th century until 1920 the castle belonged to the family of the Baltic German baron von der Recke. One of the family members who lived there in the 18th century was the poet Elisa von der Recke.