>>6336388>where is this?there was kind of the filenames and the description all typed up ....
Anyway. Zoom in on google maps and find:
Zvārdes baznicas drupas
literally: "Zvardes church ruins"
Zvārde is the general name of the local jurisdiction, sort of like a township/county level. Pretty sparsely populated. During the occupation, the Soviets used a large portion of the area for bombing practice (local houses, graveyards, etc.), so designated areas are off limits due to unexploded bombs buried everywhere.
"Zvārdes baznicas" would indicate the possessive form of Zvārde, the English equivalent of "Zvārde's church" (literal) or "the Church of Zvārde" (better equivalent translation to English).
If you ever visited there, the only thing to expect is a whole lot of very quiet countryside, very rural and peaceful. There are a lot of ruins, mostly houses and barns. Some look impressive because the only ones still standing at all were originally built from stone in the style you see in those pics. Also a couple of churches, but no castles in that area.
There are a couple of castles in the rest of the country (or, the remnants of them) that have been partially reconstructed for tourism. Most have been razed a few times. Latvia has been invaded and occupied a lot since 1200, so most things have been destroyed and looted to the point they are mostly piles of stones with a few walls.
