Bažu Purvs

Bažu Purvs is a swamp in Talsi Municipality, Latvia. Bažu Purvs is situated nearby to the hamlet Dūmele, as well as near the village Vaide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaide and Saunags.

Vaide

Village

Photo: Sirujs Enobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vaide is a village in Kolka Parish, Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is one of the remaining twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian Coast. Vaide is situated 4 km northwest of Bažu Purvs.

Saunags

Village

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Saunags is a populated place in Kolka Parish, Talsi Municipality, Latvia, located 10 kilometres from the Cape Kolka, within the borders of Slītere National Park. Saunags is situated 4½ km northwest of Bažu Purvs.

Slīteres National Park

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Slītere National Park is a national park in Talsi Municipality, Courland, on the west coast of Latvia. Although formally established in 2000, it is based on the former Slītere Nature Reserve, one of the oldest nature reserves in Baltic States.

Bažu Purvs

Type: Swamp
Also known as: “Bazu Purvs”, “Boloto Bazhu-Purvs”, “Dižpurs”, and “Slīteres Ezers”
Category: body of water
Location: Talsi Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.6948° or 57° 41′ 41″ north

Longitude

22.49525° or 22° 29′ 43″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

9G94MFVW+W3

GeoNames ID

461106

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Latvian: “Bažu Purvs”

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