Veļķi

Veļķi is a suburb in Tukums, Latvia. Veļķi is situated nearby to the suburb Lauktehnika, as well as near the hamlet Līdums.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tukums II and Tukums I.

Tukums II

Railway station

Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tukums II Station is a railway station serving the western part of the town of Tukums in the Courland region of western Latvia. It is one of two railway stations in the town, the other being Tukums I in the eastern part of the town.

Tukums I

Railway station

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.

Tukums I Station is a railway station serving the eastern part of the town of Tukums in the Courland region of western Latvia. It is one of two railway stations in the town, the other being Tukums II in the western part of the town. Tukums I is situated 3 km east of Veļķi.

Lutheran church in Tukums

Church

Lutheran church in Tukums

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tukums and Tume.

Tukums

Photo: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tukums is a town in Latvia, some 70 kilometres to the west of Riga. It's also the birthplace of Samanta Tina, a semi-famous Latvian singer.

Tume

Village

Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tume is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Veļķi.

Jauntukums

Suburb

Photo: Егор Журавлёв, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jauntukums is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Veļķi.

Veļķi

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Vel’kis” and “Velki”
Category: locality
Location: Tukums, Tukums Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.96628° or 56° 57′ 59″ north

Longitude

23.1203° or 23° 7′ 13″ east

Elevation

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

9G85X48C+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10105882979

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

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