Novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs

Novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs is a museum in Bauska Municipality, Latvia which is located on Kalna iela. Novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs is situated nearby to Rātslaukums, as well as near the tourism office Bauskas Tūrisma informācijas centrs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit and Roman Catholic church in Bauska.

Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit

Church

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Church of the Holy Spirit is a Lutheran church and the oldest existing building in Bauska, Latvia. Built between 1591 and 1594 for the needs of the city's Baltic German population.

Roman Catholic church in Bauska

Church

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Roman Catholic church in Bauska is situated 280 metres southwest of Novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs.

Bauska castle museum

Museum

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Bauska Castle is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska. While originally a hill fort, the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights built the castle in the fifteenth century, the palace was added in the sixteenth century, and restoration began in the nineteenth century. Bauska castle museum is situated 1 km southwest of Novadpētniecības un mākslas muzejs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bauska and Mūsa.

Bauska

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Bauska is a town in Zemgale, 66 km from Riga and 20 km from the Lithuanian border, at the confluence of the Mūsa and Mēmele rivers where they form the Lielupe river.