Sigulda Castle also known as Sigulda New Castle, to distinguish it from the ruined medieval Sigulda Medieval Castle

Sigulda Medieval Castle

The Sigulda Medieval Castle is the ruins of a castle that was initially erected in 1207 by Master Venno of the Order of the Brethren of the Sword.- External links :* 360 degree panorama...

 nearby, was built during the end of the 19th Century and is located in Sigulda

Sigulda

Other twinnings: Keila, Estonia chiatura Georgia-References:* , , , , , and -External links:*...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. The stone building was a house for the manor owner family the Kropotkins from 1878 to 1881. After the World War I the Latvian Printing Association managed the castle and the building served as a recreation house for writers and journalists. It was reconstructed from 1935 to 1937, and Latvian artists Vilis Vasariņš, Niklāvs Strunke, Pēteris Ozolinš, Kārlis Sūniņš worked on its interior. The castle was used as the Ministry of Health of the USSR

Ministry of Health (Soviet Union)

The Ministry of Health of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , formed on 15 March 1946, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was formerly known as the People's Commissariat for Health...

. sanatorium

Sanatorium

A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...

after World War II. From 1993 to 2003 it housed the Sigulda City Council, and now houses the Sigulda Regional Council.