Salacgrīva

Salacgrīva is a town in in the region of . The centre of the area surrounding Salacgrīva is the mouth of Salaca River, and the town's name literally means "Mouth of Salaca" in Latvian.
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  • Type: Town with 2,440 residents
  • Description: city in Limbaži Municipality, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Salacgriva”, “Salatsgriva”, “Salatsi”, and “Salismünde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salacgrīva lighthouse and Salacgrīva fortress.

Lighthouse
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort
Photo: Marrx, Public domain.
was a medieval castle located on the right bank of the river, in the historical region of , northern Latvia. Built in 1226 by the bishopric of , it served as an outpost to control access to the port of Salaca.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km north of Salacgrīva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecsalaca and Svētciems.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Salacgrīva.

Village
Photo: Voll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Salacgrīva.

Salacgrīva

Latitude
57.75676° or 57° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
24.35705° or 24° 21′ 25″ east
Population
2,440
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LV SAL
Open location code
9G96Q944+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60142603
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
455910
Wiki­data ID
Q659665
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Upper Sorbian—“Salacgrīva” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سالاكغريفا”
  • Armenian: “Սալացգրիվա”
  • Basque: “Salacgrīva”
  • Basque: “Salatsi”
  • Basque: “Salismünde”
  • Belarusian: “Салацгрыва”
  • Bulgarian: “Салацгрива”
  • Catalan: “Salacgrīva”
  • Catalan: “Salatsi”
  • Catalan: “Salismünde”
  • Cebuano: “Salacgrīva”
  • Chinese: “萨拉茨格里瓦”
  • Chinese: “薩拉茨格里瓦”
  • Czech: “Salacgrīva”
  • Danish: “Salacgrīva”
  • Dutch: “Salacgrīva”
  • Dutch: “Salatsi”
  • Dutch: “Salismünde”
  • Esperanto: “Salacgrīva”
  • Esperanto: “Salatsi”
  • Esperanto: “Salismünde”
  • Estonian: “Salatsi”
  • Finnish: “Salatsi”
  • French: “Salacgrīva”
  • French: “Salatsi”
  • French: “Salismünde”
  • German: “Salacgrīva”
  • German: “Salatsi”
  • German: “Salismünde”
  • Hungarian: “Salacgrīva”
  • Italian: “Salacgrīva”
  • Italian: “Salatsi”
  • Italian: “Salismünde”
  • Kazakh: “Салацгрива”
  • Korean: “살라츠그리바”
  • Latin: “Saletsa”
  • Latvian: “Salacgrīva”
  • Latvian: “Salatsi”
  • Latvian: “Salismünde”
  • Lithuanian: “Salacgryva”
  • Moksha: “Салацгрива”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Salacgrīva”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Salatsi”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Salismünde”
  • Persian: “سالاتسگریوا”
  • Persian: “سالاکگریوا”
  • Polish: “Salacgrīva”
  • Polish: “Salis”
  • Russian: “Салацгрива”
  • Samogitian: “Salacgrīva”
  • Spanish: “Salacgrīva”
  • Spanish: “Salatsi”
  • Spanish: “Salismünde”
  • Swedish: “Salacgrīva”
  • Ukrainian: “Салацгрива”
  • Ukrainian: “Салацгріва”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Salacgrīva”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Salismünde”
  • “Salacgrīva”

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