Kreva Castle

Kreva Castle (Belarusian: Крэўскі замак, Lithuanian: Krėvos pilis, Polish: zamek w Krewie) is the ruins of a major fortified residence of the grand dukes of Lithuania (Gediminas and Algirdas) in the village of Kreva, Belarus.

The village lies 220 metres (720 ft) above sea level.

[1] Algirdas's brother Kęstutis was imprisoned and murdered by Jogaila in the Kreva Castle in 1382.

The castle was sacked by the Crimean Tatars in the early 16th century and stood unoccupied for a long time.

World War I dealt a final blow to the decaying structure, since the castle stood on the front line between Russian and German armed forces.