It is known for its Art Nouveau apartment buildings, many of them designed by the architect Mikhail Eisenstein.
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He and his brother Hermann were members of the powerful Buxhoeveden family from Bexhövede, now a part of Loxstedt, Lower Saxony.
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The Danish stronghold was besieged and surrendered within five days, the Danish garrison returned to Revel, leaving bishop Albert of Riga' brother Theodoric and few others behind hostages as pledges for peace.
In 1226 Bishop Albert of Riga built a fortress Salis or Salismünde here, but by the 18th century, it had been completely destroyed by war.