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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- Lihula Castle
- Lihula Manor
- Episcopal see
- Lihula Monument
- Gallery
- See also
- 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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