Jelgava
Jelgava is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about 41 kilometres southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Academia Petrina and St. Simeon and St. Anne’s Cathedral, Jelgava.
Academia Petrina
Museum
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Jelgava Gymnasium or Academia Petrina is the oldest higher educational establishment in Latvia. Based on an idea by Friedrich Wilhelm von Raison, it was established in Mitau, capital of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, by Duke Peter von Biron in 1775.
St. Simeon and St. Anne’s Cathedral, Jelgava
Church
The Cathedral of Sts Simeon and Anne, located at 12 Akadēmijas Street in Jelgava, is a cathedral of the Latvian Orthodox Church, one of four Orthodox cathedrals in Latvia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ozolnieki and Vārpa.
Ozolnieki
Village
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Ozolnieki is a village in Ozolnieki Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The village is located at Iecava river approximately 36 km from the capital Riga and 6 km from the city of Jelgava. Ozolnieki is situated 6 km northeast of Jelgava.
Vārpa
Village
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vārpa is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Jelgava.
Jelgava
- Location: Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.6511° or 56° 39′ 4″ northLongitude
23.7164° or 23° 42′ 59″ eastPopulation
54,700Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9G85MP28+CHGeoNames ID
459281
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Veps—“Jelgava” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جيلغافا”
- Armenian: “Ելգավա”
- Azerbaijani: “Yelqava”
- Belarusian: “Горад Елгава”
- Bulgarian: “Йелгава”
- Chechen: “Елгава”
- Chinese: “叶尔加瓦”
- Chuvash: “Елгава”
- Georgian: “ელგავა”
- Hebrew: “ילגבה”
- Japanese: “イェルガヴァ”
- Kazakh: “Елгава”
- Korean: “옐가바”
- Latvian: “Jelgava”
- Macedonian: “Јелгава”
- Persian: “یلگاوا”
- Polish: “Jełgawa”
- Russian: “Елгава”
- Serbian: “Јелгава”
- Thai: “เยลกาวา”
- Ukrainian: “Єлгава”
- Urdu: “یالگاوا”
- Uzbek: “Yelgava”
- Veps: “Elgav”
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Notable Places Nearby
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