Krustpils Castle

Krustpils Castle
Jēkabpils, Latvia
Coordinates	56°30′40″N 25°51′33″E / 56.5111°N 25.8592°E / 56.5111; 25.8592
Type	Castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Preserved
Site history
Built	Between 1255 and 1297
Built by	Archbishop of Riga

Krustpils Castle (German: Kreutzburg, Polish: Krzyżbork^[1]) is a castle in Jēkabpils, Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Turkish prisoners of war were held here, many of whom later settled here permanently. Here the Latgale artillery regiment was located. During the Second World War infirmary of the German army was located here. A military hospital of the Red Army was placed here after August 1944.