Looking for this building (possibly a castle, manor or estate) somewhere in Latvia. I assume in the west (maybe near Liepaja, Kuldiga, Tukums), but don't know for sure. This photo was most likely taken in the 1930s. Does anyone recognise the building or surrounds?

It belonged to my partner's family before the occupation. We are visiting Latvia in December for the first time and would love to see it. Thank you!

by annajademaxwell

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  1. I imagine it would be quite difficult to say for certain from the image only since that style of architecture is very prevalent in Latvia. Good luck on finding it.

  2. I think it’s from Sigulda, i think it belongs to latvian army.

  3. There’s some writing on the wall, I think it says “Schomheim” but I’m not sure, It’s quite blurry

  4. Not sure if this helps, but if you can find it on [https://zudusilatvija.lv/](https://zudusilatvija.lv/) you might find the additional information needed to help identify it. The tricky part will be to find it (keeping in mind that it might not be there at all).

  5. Is there anything written on the other side?

    Look up places named – “tūrisma informācijas centrs” and send them an e-mail, might someone recognise.

  7. If it’s from 1930’s it might not be there anymore because of WWII

  8. Krimulda rehab center is positioned right on top edge of a hill and has very similar outlines. Many photos show front view, but this looks like the view from back.
    Some details differ though. Maybe it was damaged during war time and rebuilt…

    This is how it looks now
    https://krimulda.com/assets/images/04-900×600.jpg

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