Abavas Velnakmens

Abavas Velnakmens is a stone in Kandavas pagasts, Tukums Municipality. Abavas Velnakmens is situated nearby to Devil’s Cave, as well as near the archaeological site Čāpuļu pilskalns.

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valdeķi and Kandava.

Valdeķi

Village

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Valdeķi is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Abavas Velnakmens.

Kandava is a town in Tukums Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. It had a population of 3,656 people as of January 2020. The town is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Kandava Parish. Kandava is situated 6 km east of Abavas Velnakmens.

Matkule

Village

Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.

Matkule is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Abavas Velnakmens.

Abavas Velnakmens

Type: Stone
Also known as: “Baltā kroga Velnakmens”, “Kalnmuižas Velnakmens”, “Matkules Velnakmens”, and “Melderu Velna akmens”
Categories: glacial boulder, boulder, and landform
Location: Kandavas pagasts, Tukums Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.01849° or 57° 1′ 7″ north

Longitude

22.68712° or 22° 41′ 14″ east

Open location code

9G942M9P+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 567332585

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

Wikidata ID

Q21002198

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In Other Languages

From German to Latvian—“Abavas Velnakmens” goes by many names.

German: “Teufelsstein”
Latvian: “Abavas Velnakmens”

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Highlights include Devil’s Cave and Čāpuļu pilskalns.

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