Milzukalns

Milzukalns is a nature reserve in Smārdes pagasts, Tukums Municipality. Milzukalns is situated nearby to the village Rauda, as well as near Milzkalne.

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Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Latvia
Also known as: “dabas parks ‘Milzukalns’”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Šlokenbeka Castle and Melnezers.

Šlokenbeka Castle

Castle

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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.

Melnezers

Lake

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Melnezers is a lake.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tukums and Milzkalne.

Tukums

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Tukums is a town in Latvia, some 70 kilometres to the west of Riga. It's also the birthplace of Samanta Tina, a semi-famous Latvian singer.

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.