Jelgavas cietums
Jelgavas cietums is a prison in Jelgava, Zemgale which is located on Palīdzības iela. Jelgavas cietums is situated nearby to the community center Jaunrades nams ‘Junda’, as well as near the library Bērnu un jauniešu bibliotēka ‘Zinītis’.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Academia Petrina and Jelgava City Library.
Academia Petrina
Museum
Photo: Nataliza01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jelgava Gymnasium or Academia Petrina is the oldest higher educational establishment in Latvia. Based on an idea by Friedrich Wilhelm von Raison, it was established in Mitau, capital of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, by Duke Peter von Biron in 1775. Academia Petrina is situated 560 metres northwest of Jelgavas cietums.
Jelgava City Library
Library
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Jelgava City Library is situated 260 metres west of Jelgavas cietums.
St. Simeon and St. Anne’s Cathedral, Jelgava
Church
The Cathedral of Sts Simeon and Anne, located at 12 Akadēmijas Street in Jelgava, is a cathedral of the Latvian Orthodox Church, one of four Orthodox cathedrals in Latvia. St. Simeon and St. Anne’s Cathedral, Jelgava is situated 460 metres northwest of Jelgavas cietums.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Āne and Vārpa.
Āne
Village
Āne is a large village in Cena Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The village is located on the Lielupe River approximately 38 km from the capital city of Riga and 7 km from city of Jelgava. Āne is situated 4½ km east of Jelgavas cietums.
Vārpa
Village
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vārpa is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Jelgavas cietums.
Ozolnieki
Village
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Ozolnieki is a village in Ozolnieki Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The village is located at Iecava river approximately 36 km from the capital Riga and 6 km from the city of Jelgava. Ozolnieki is situated 6 km northeast of Jelgavas cietums.
Jelgavas cietums
- Type: Prison
- Address: Palīdzības iela 3, Jelgava, LV-3001
- Category: government building
- Location: Jelgava, Zemgale, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.64586° or 56° 38′ 45″ northLongitude
23.73436° or 23° 44′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9G85JPWM+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 191623471OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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