Lihula
Sign in to savethumb|Lihula thumb|Drone video of Lihula stronghold, the manor and town (August 2021) Lihula is a town in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia.
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- Country
- Estonia
- Located in
- Lääneranna Rural Municipality
- Population
- 1250
- Area
- 4.19
- Capital of
- Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek
- Image
- Lihula manor house 24Sep2008.jpg
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- postal code
- 90302
- P8168
- 4323 Hortulus
- P6482
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Lihula Castle
- Lihula Manor
- Episcopal see
- Lihula Monument
- Gallery
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- References
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thumb|Lihula thumb|Drone video of Lihula stronghold, the manor and town (August 2021) Lihula is a town in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia.
== Lihula Castle == Lihula Castle () was first mentioned in 1211, but it appears the site was used as a fortress since the Iron Age. In 1220, a Swedish army started constructing a castle here, but were defeated by Estonian forces on 8 August 1220, in the Battle of Lihula.
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