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Embūte

Embūte is a village in Embūte Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. There are ruins of a bishop's castle built in 1265. The hilly area around the village is now part of a nature reserve.

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Embūte (German: Amboten) is a village in Embūte Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. There are ruins of a bishop's castle built in 1265.1 The hilly area around the village is now part of a nature reserve.12

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  1. Plaudis, Arvīds (1998). A Trip Around Latvia. Jumava. p. 301. ISBN 998405117X.
  2. "Embute". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

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