Official Name: | Ērģeme |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Lejasciems's location in Latvia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Valka |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Ērģeme |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 321 |
Coordinates: | 57.8055°N 25.8158°W |
Ērģeme (et|Härgmäe) is a village in Valka municipality, Latvia, and the centre of Ērģeme parish. It is the location of the ruins of Ērģeme Castle, an Ordensburg which was built in the 14th century in place of an ancient Estonian hillfort, then part of Sakala county.