Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin is a memorial in Ances pagasts, Ventspils Municipality. Yuri Gagarin is situated near the museum Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, as well as near the village Irbene.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre.
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre
Building
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre is a building, which is situated 740 metres south of Yuri Gagarin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbene and Lūžņa.
Irbene
Village
Irbene is a ghost town in Ance Parish, Ventspils Municipality in northwestern Latvia. In 1971, the Soviet Union established the secret radar center Zvezda and built a settlement for military officers and their families, naming it Irbene because of nearby river Irbe.
Lūžņa
Village
Lūžņa is a populated place in Tārgale parish, Ventspils municipality, Latvia, one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian coast. Lūžņa was a long fishing hamlet at the coast of the Baltic Sea about 30 kilometers from Ventspils in the direction of Kolka. Lūžņa is situated 4 km north of Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Jurijs Gagarins”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ances pagasts, Ventspils Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.55984° or 57° 33′ 35″ north
Longitude
21.85763° or 21° 51′ 28″ east
Open location code
9G93HV55+W3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Yuri Gagarin” goes by many names.
- French: “Youri Gagarine”
- German: “Juri Gagarin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre and 2.
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