Northwest Breakwater Entrance

Northwest Breakwater Entrance is a channel in Liepāja, Kurzeme. Northwest Breakwater Entrance is situated nearby to the suburb Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta, as well as near Karosta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Nicholas’s Orthodox Naval Cathedral and Karosta Prison.

St. Nicholas’s Orthodox Naval Cathedral

Church

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The St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located in Karosta in the north of Liepāja, Latvia. St. Nicholas’s Orthodox Naval Cathedral is situated 2½ km east of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Karosta Prison

Museum

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Karosta Prison is a museum, which is situated 3½ km east of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Māras Katoļu Baznīca

Church

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Māras Katoļu Baznīca is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta and Karosta.

Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta

Suburb

Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta is a modern neighborhood in Liepāja, Latvia. Located south from Karosta next to Jaunliepāja. In the recent years there has been a high crime rate and it is considered as an unsafe neighborhood. Ziemeļu priekšpilsēta is situated 2½ km southeast of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Karosta

Suburb

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Karosta is a former Russian and Soviet naval base on the Baltic Sea, which today is a neighbourhood in Liepāja, Latvia. The base was built because, when the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia merged into the German Empire in 1871, Nimmersatt became its northeasternmost settlement. Karosta is situated 3 km east of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Tosmare

Suburb

Tosmare is a district of Liepāja, Latvia near the neighbourhood of Karosta and Tosmare Lake. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city. Tosmare is situated 4½ km east of Northwest Breakwater Entrance.

Northwest Breakwater Entrance

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Liepāja, Kurzeme, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.55306° or 56° 33′ 11″ north

Longitude

20.96894° or 20° 58′ 8″ east

Open location code

9G82HX39+6H

GeoNames ID

12077139

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