Šlokenbeka Castle

Šlokenbeka Castle is a fortified manor in the Smārde Parish of Tukums Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the only existing example of a fortified manor centre in Latvia.

Photo: Normunds K, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Email: info@slokenbeka.lv
Type: Castle
Description: castle in Latvia
Also known as: “Šlokenbeka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milzkalne Station and Tukums I.

Milzkalne Station

Railway stop

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Milzkalne Station is a railway halt located about 1 km south the village of Milzkalne in the Courland region of western Latvia. The railway halt is located on the Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway. Not every train stops at the Halt. Milzkalne Station is situated 570 metres south of Šlokenbeka Castle.

Tukums I

Railway station

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.

Tukums I Station is a railway station serving the eastern part of the town of Tukums in the Courland region of western Latvia. It is one of two railway stations in the town, the other being Tukums II in the western part of the town. Tukums I is situated 3½ km west of Šlokenbeka Castle.

Melnezers

Lake

Photo: Zemgalietis, Public domain.

Melnezers is a lake, which is situated 3½ km west of Šlokenbeka Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milzkalne and Durbe.

Milzkalne

Village

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Milzkalne is a village in the Smārde Parish of Tukums Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The village was added to the Smārde district in 1965 as a Soviet collective farm during the Soviet Latvia period.