Ābele
Ābele is a village in Pelču pagasts, Kuldīga Municipality and has about 141 residents. Ābele is situated nearby to the hamlet Rumba, as well as near Kurzemīte.Places of Interest
Highlights include Venta Rapid and Pelči Palace.
Venta Rapid
Waterfall
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Venta Rapid is a waterfall on the Venta River in Kuldīga, western Latvia. It is the widest waterfall in Europe at 249 metres across, and becomes as wide as 275 metres during spring floods. Venta Rapid is situated 3 km northwest of Ābele.
Pelči Palace
Castle
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelči Palace is a palace located in the Pelči Parish of Kuldīga Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. Built during the time of Prince Anatoly Lieven, it is regarded as one of the early Latvian manors which felt the influence of early Art Nouveau, although presently it also shows German Neo-Renaissance, and Baroque features. Pelči Palace is situated 4 km southwest of Ābele.
Belfry of Peter’s Chapel
Historic building
Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belfry of Peter’s Chapel is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Ābele.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Venta and Pelči.
Pelči
Village
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelči is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ābele.
Kuldīga
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuldīga is a picturesque town on the Venta River in the Kurzeme region of western Latvia. Its old town was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023.
Ābele
- Type: Village with 141 residents
- Description: village in Latvia
- Categories: average-size village in Latvia, village in Latvia, and locality
- Location: Pelču pagasts, Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.94639° or 56° 56′ 47″ northLongitude
22.00583° or 22° 0′ 21″ eastPopulation
141Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9G84W2W4+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2068341442OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13147632Wikidata ID
Q21468475
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Ābele” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ābele”
- Estonian: “Ābele”
- Latgalian: “Uobeļs”
- Latvian: “Ābele”
- Russian: “Абеле”
- Turkish: “Abele”
- Turkish: “Ābele”
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