Saturday December 4, 2010 Jõgeva , Estonia
The construction of Laiuse Order Stronghold, using natural stones and bricks, began at the end of the 14th century. The first castle in the territory of Estonia, built to cope with firearms, was first mentioned in 1406. During the Great Northern War, from 1700 to 1701, after the Battle of Narva, the Swedish king Karl XII established his winter quarters here. A lime tree planted by Karl XII in 1701 grows in the churchyard at the rear of the parsonage.
