Salaca River
The Salaca is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Latvia
- Also known as: “Reka Salatsa”, “Sala River”, “Salaca”, and “Salace”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salacgrīva lighthouse and Salacgrīva fortress.
Salacgrīva fortress
Fort
Photo: Marrx, Public domain.
Salacgrīva fortress was a medieval castle located on the right bank of the Salaca river, in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Built in 1226 by the bishopric of Riga, it served as an outpost to control access to the port of Salaca.
Kuiviži Watchtower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuiviži Watchtower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km north of Salaca River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salacgrīva and Vecsalaca.
Salacgrīva
Town
Photo: Otto Magnus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salacgrīva is a town in Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. 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.
Vecsalaca
Village
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Vecsalaca is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Salaca River.
Svētciems
Village
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Svētciems is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Salaca River.
Salaca River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Limbaži Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Salaca River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Võro—“Salaca River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Salaca”
- Belarusian: “Салаца”
- Catalan: “Salaca”
- Cebuano: “Salaca”
- Chinese: “萨拉察河”
- Chinese: “薩拉察河”
- Czech: “Salaca”
- Danish: “Salaca”
- Dutch: “Salaca”
- Esperanto: “Salaca”
- Estonian: “Salaca”
- Estonian: “Salatsi jõgi”
- Estonian: “Salis”
- Finnish: “Salatsijoki”
- French: “Salaca”
- Georgian: “სალაცა”
- German: “Salaca”
- Hebrew: “סלצה”
- Irish: “Salaca”
- Japanese: “サラツァ川”
- Latin: “Saletsa”
- Latvian: “Salaca”
- Lithuanian: “Salaca”
- Macedonian: “Салаца”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salaca”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salatsi”
- Polish: “Salaca”
- Romanian: “Salaca”
- Russian: “Салаца”
- Slovak: “Salaca”
- Swedish: “Salaca”
- Ukrainian: “Салаца”
- Ukrainian: “Саліс”
- Võro: “Salatsi jõgi”
- “Salatsi jõgi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kuiviži and Čūskumuiža.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salacgrīvas Kapi and Maija Birzs Akmens.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Salaca River”. Photo: Otto Magnus, CC BY-SA 3.0.