Toolse

Toolse
Village
Ruins of the Toolse Order Castle.
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Parish	Haljala Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Toolse is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.^[1]

Toolse Castle

Toolse castle (German: Tolsburg) was a crusader castle belonging to the Teutonic Order. It was completed in 1471. At one point of time, it was reportedly the northernmost outpost of the Holy Roman Empire.^[2]

Aerial view of Toolse

Drone video of Toolse castle in November 2021

Today only ruins remain. A conservation and archaeological survey scheme has been carried out at the site since 2006.^[3]

See also

• Toolse River
• List of castles in Estonia

References

1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link‍]} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
2. "Tolsburg - Northern Border of German Empire". Museums of Virumaa. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
3. "Conservation". Museums of Virumaa. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

59°32′N 26°28′E