Toolse is a village in

Haljala Parish Haljala Parish ( et, Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km². Populated places Small borough Haljala - Võsu Villages Aaspere - Aasu - Aasum ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

, in northeastern

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Toolse Castle

Toolse castle (german: Tolsburg) was a

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belonging to the

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. It was completed in 1471. At one point of time, it was reportedly the northernmost outpost of the

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

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Villages in Lääne-Viru County Castles of the Teutonic Knights {{LääneViru-geo-stub

Toolse Castle

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