Balga

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Balga (Russian: замок Бальга; Polish: Bałga) was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights. Its ruins are located near the village of Vesyoloye in Bagrationovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; 30 km southwest of Kaliningrad.

The oldest Ordensburg constructed by the Knights in the region of the present-day Kaliningrad Oblast, Balga was built in 1239 to control naval traffic on the Vistula Lagoon. With the assistance of Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the crusaders defeated the Baltic Prussians along the coastline. The subjugation of these pagans led Duke Świętopełk II of Pomerania to declare war against the Order, although he was forced to acquiesce.[1]

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  1. ^ Christiansen, Eric. The Northern Crusades. Penguin Books. London, 1997. ISBN 0-14-026653-4

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of June 8, 2006.


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