Aizkraukle Castle
Aizkraukle Castle is a ruined medieval castle, located on the right bank of the river Daugava in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, to the west of the modern town of Aizkraukle.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skrīveri and Klidziņa.
Skrīveri
Village
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skrīveri is a village in the Skrīveri Parish of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the Riga–Daugavpils Railway. Skrīveri had 2,424 residents in 2022. Skrīveri is situated 4 km northwest of Aizkraukle Castle.
Klidziņa
Village
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Klidziņa is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Aizkraukle Castle.
Jaunjelgava
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaunjelgava is a town on the left bank of the Daugava River in Aizkraukle Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia, about 80 km southeast of Riga. Jaunjelgava is situated 4½ km west of Aizkraukle Castle.
Aizkraukle Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Latvian cultural monument No. 108
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Aizkraukle Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.61441° or 56° 36′ 52″ northLongitude
25.15332° or 25° 9′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9G87J573+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 797316443OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata 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”
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Highlights include Castrum Ascrad and Aizkraukles senā luterāņu baznīca.
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