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WENDEN (Lettish Tseziz)

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 518 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WENDEN (Lettish Tseziz) , a See also:town of western See also:Russia, in the See also:government of See also:Livonia, 6o m. by See also:rail N.E. of See also:Riga. j'op. (1897) 6327. Here are the well preserved ruins of a former See also:castle of the Brethren of the See also:Sword, afterwards (from 1237) of the See also:grand-See also:master of the See also:Teutonic Knights. In 1577 the See also:garrison blew it up to prevent it from falling into the hands of See also:Ivan the Terrible of Russia. It was rebuilt, but has been in ruins since a See also:fire in [748.

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