Daugavgrīva fortress

Daugavgrīva fortress is a fortress built in Swedish Livonia in the 17th century. It is located in Daugavgriva near the mouth of Buļļupe river branch in the .
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  • Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: 17th century fortifications near Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Daugavgrīva Fortress”, “Dünamünde Fortress”, and “Ust-Dvinsk Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daugavgrīvas cietokšņa apbūve and Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse located in on the Bay of Riga on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse was built in 1956, located next to Daugava River. is situated 2 km northwest of Daugavgrīva fortress.

Oxbow lake
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is an oxbow lake, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Daugavgrīva fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daugavgrīva and Mangaļsala.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in North West , on the left bank of the Daugava river. In this neighbourhood there is a -built fortress on the Daugava River's left bank, commanding its mouth.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of Northern District in , the capital of . It is located on the right bank of Daugava River, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , the capital of . It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, in Kurzeme District. probably began as a fishing village.

Daugavgrīva fortress

Latitude
57.04518° or 57° 2′ 43″ north
Longitude
24.03935° or 24° 2′ 22″ east
Inception
17th century
Open location code
9G9622WQ+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5257943276
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q640775
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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Ukrainian—“Daugavgrīva fortress” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Daugavgrīva kindlus”
  • German: “Daugavgrīvas Cietoksnis”
  • German: “Dünamünder Schanze”
  • German: “Festung Dünamünde”
  • Japanese: “ダウガヴグリヴァ要塞”
  • Latvian: “Daugavgrīvas cietoksnis”
  • Lithuanian: “Daugavgrivos tvirtovė”
  • Polish: “Dyjament”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Dynemun”
  • Russian: “Даугавгривская крепость”
  • Swedish: “Daugavgrīva skans”
  • Swedish: “Dünamünde fort”
  • Swedish: “Dünamünde skans”
  • Swedish: “Dünamünde”
  • Swedish: “Dünamündes fästning”
  • Ukrainian: “Дюнамюндська фортеця”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Daugavgrīvas cietokšņa pareizticīgo baznīcas pamatu drupas and Daugavgrīvas pulvertornis.

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