Latvia
Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizkraukle Parish

Aizkraukle Castle

Aizkraukle Castle is a ruined medieval castle, located on the right bank of the river Daugava in the region of , to the west of the modern town of .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skrīveri and Jaunjelgava.

Village
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the Parish of in the region of , near the Riga–Daugavpils Railway. had 2,424 residents in 2022. is situated 4 km northwest of Aizkraukle Castle.

Town
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is a town on the left bank of the Daugava River in , in the Selonia region of , about 80 km southeast of . The population in 2020 was 1,762. is situated 4½ km west of Aizkraukle Castle.

Town
Photo: Егор Журавлёв, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , of which it is the administrative centre. Most of is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River. is situated 6 km east of Aizkraukle Castle.

Aizkraukle Castle

Latitude
56.61441° or 56° 36′ 52″ north
Longitude
25.15332° or 25° 9′ 12″ east
Open location code
9G87J573+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 797316443
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2213695
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Aizkraukle Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell d’Aizkraukle”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Aizkraukle”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Aizkraukle”
  • Estonian: “Aizkraukle ordulinnus”
  • German: “Aizkraukles viduslaiku pils”
  • German: “Burg Ascheraden”
  • German: “Ordensburg Ascheraden”
  • Latvian: “Aizkraukles viduslaiku pils”
  • Russian: “Айзкраукльский замок”
  • Russian: “Ашераден”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Aizkraukle”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castrum Ascrad and Aizkraukles senā luterāņu baznīca.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aizkraukle Castle”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.