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'''Toolse''' is a village in [[Haljala Parish]], [[Lääne-Viru County]], in northeastern [[Estonia]].
'''Toolse''' is a village in [[Haljala Parish]], [[Lääne-Viru County]], in northeastern [[Estonia]].<ref>{{EHAK|8293}} (retrieved 28 July 2021)</ref>


==Toolse Castle==
==Toolse Castle==
Toolse castle ({{lang-de|Tolsburg}}) was a [[Ordensburg|crusader castle]] belonging to the [[Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Order]]. It was completed in 1471. At one point, it was the northernmost outpost of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.svm.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203%3Atoolse-linnus&catid=48&lang=en Museums of Virumaa|title = Tolsburg - Northern Border of German Empire|last = |first = |date = |work = |publisher = |accessdate = 27 December 2012}}</ref> In fact, Estonia was never part of that state.
Toolse castle ({{langx|de|Tolsburg}}) was a [[Ordensburg|crusader castle]] belonging to the [[Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Order]]. It was completed in 1471. At one point of time, it was reportedly the northernmost outpost of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.svm.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203%3Atoolse-linnus&catid=48&lang=en |title = Tolsburg - Northern Border of German Empire|website=Museums of Virumaa|access-date = 27 December 2012}}</ref>


[[File:Toolse linnuse varemed 2015.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Toolse]]
Today only ruins remain. A conservation and archaeological survey scheme has been carried out at the site since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.svm.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205%3Akonserveerimine&catid=48%3Atoolse&x_ref=65&lang=en Museums of Virumaa|title = Conservation|last = |first = |date = |work = |publisher = |accessdate = 27 December 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Toolse castle in Estonia (Fall 2021).webm|thumb|Drone video of Toolse castle in November 2021]]
Today only ruins remain. A conservation and archaeological survey scheme has been carried out at the site since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.svm.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205%3Akonserveerimine&catid=48%3Atoolse&x_ref=65&lang=en |title = Conservation|website=Museums of Virumaa|access-date = 27 December 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Toolse River]]
*[[Toolse River]]
*[[Toolse Vogtei]]
*[[List of castles in Estonia]]
*[[List of castles in Estonia]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


{{Haljala Parish}}
{{Haljala Parish}}


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[[Category:Villages in Lääne-Viru County]]
[[Category:Villages in Lääne-Viru County]]
[[Category:Castles of the Teutonic Knights]]
[[Category:Castles of the Teutonic Knights]]

[[Category:Historic sites in Estonia]]

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Latest revision as of 02:51, 27 October 2024

Toolse
Village
Ruins of the Toolse Order Castle.
Ruins of the Toolse Order Castle.
Map
Country Estonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
ParishHaljala Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Toolse is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1]

Toolse Castle

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Toolse castle (German: Tolsburg) was a crusader castle belonging to the Teutonic Order. It was completed in 1471. At one point of time, it was reportedly the northernmost outpost of the Holy Roman Empire.[2]

Aerial view of Toolse
Drone video of Toolse castle in November 2021

Today only ruins remain. A conservation and archaeological survey scheme has been carried out at the site since 2006.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Tolsburg - Northern Border of German Empire". Museums of Virumaa. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Conservation". Museums of Virumaa. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


59°32′N 26°28′E / 59.533°N 26.467°E / 59.533; 26.467