Aizkraukle
Aizkraukle is a village in Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia. Aizkraukle is situated nearby to the hamlet Aizpuri, as well as near the village Sērene.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aizkraukle and Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant.
Aizkraukle
Railway station
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aizkraukle Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant
Dam
Photo: Gunars, Public domain.
The Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and one of the biggest in the European Union. It is located in Aizkraukle on the Daugava River. Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant is situated 4 km south of Aizkraukle.
Aizkraukle Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aizkraukle Castle is a ruined medieval castle, located on the right bank of the river Daugava in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, to the west of the modern town of Aizkraukle. Aizkraukle Castle is situated 4½ km west of Aizkraukle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aizkraukle and Sērene.
Aizkraukle
Town
Photo: Егор Журавлёв, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aizkraukle is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality, of which it is the administrative centre. Most of Aizkraukle is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River.
Sērene
Village
Photo: Alek Sandrs, CC BY 3.0.
Sērene is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Aizkraukle.
Aizkraukle
- Type: Village with 374 residents
- Description: village in Latvia
- Categories: village in Latvia, average-size village in Latvia, and locality
- Location: Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.6167° or 56° 37′ northLongitude
25.2231° or 25° 13′ 23″ eastPopulation
374Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
9G87J68F+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12478626290OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11352428Wikidata ID
Q15218493
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Aizkraukle” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Айзкраўкле”
- Dutch: “Aizkraukle”
- Estonian: “Aizkraukle küla”
- Latvian: “Aizkraukle”
- Russian: “Айзкраукле”
- Turkish: “Aizkraukle”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ekspozīcija ‘Padomju gadi’ and Aizkraukles vēstures un mākslas muzejs.
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