Irbene is a ghost town in Ance parish, northwestern Latvia. In 1971, the Soviet Union established a secret radar center "Звезда" and built a settlement for military officers and their families, naming it Irbene because of nearby river Irbe.

Lūžņa

Village

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Lūžņa is a populated place in Tārgale parish, Ventspils municipality, Latvia, one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian coast. Lūžņa was a long fishing hamlet at the coast of the Baltic Sea about 30 kilometers from Ventspils in the direction of Kolka. Lūžņa is situated 5 km north of Vičaki.

Oviši

Village

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Oviši is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Vičaki.

Vičaki

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Vicak”, “Vicaki”, “Vičāki”, and “Vichaka”
Category: agriculture
Location: Ances pagasts, Ventspils Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.54705° or 57° 32′ 49″ north

Longitude

21.86148° or 21° 51′ 41″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

9G93GVW6+RH

GeoNames ID

454251

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