Ventspils Castle
Ventspils Castle is located in Ventspils, in the Courland region of Latvia. It is one of the oldest and most well-preserved Livonian Order castles remaining, in that it has retained its original layout since the 13th century.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Latvia
- Address: Jāņa iela 17, Ventspils, LV-3601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baptist church in Ventspils and Holy Cross Church in Ventspils.
Baptist church in Ventspils
Church
Baptist church in Ventspils is situated 270 metres south of Ventspils Castle.
Holy Cross Church in Ventspils
Church
Holy Cross Church in Ventspils is situated 460 metres southwest of Ventspils Castle.
Church of Saint Nicholas in Ventspils
Church
Church of Saint Nicholas in Ventspils is situated 560 metres east of Ventspils Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tārgale.
Tārgale
Village
Tārgale is a village at the centre of the Tārgale Parish of Ventspils Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is situated by the P122 road 13 km from the county council in Ventspils and 185 km from Riga. Tārgale is situated 9 km southeast of Ventspils Castle.
Ventspils Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ventspils, Kurzeme, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.39615° or 57° 23′ 46″ north
Longitude
21.5587° or 21° 33′ 31″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G939HW5+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Ventspils Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վենտսպիլսի դղյակ”
- Bulgarian: “Вентспилс”
- Bulgarian: “Вентспилски замък”
- Catalan: “Castell de Ventspils”
- Chinese: “文次匹爾斯城堡”
- Chinese: “文茨皮尔斯城堡”
- Chinese: “文茨皮爾斯城堡”
- Chinese: “雲特史比斯城堡”
- Danish: “Ventspils Slot”
- Estonian: “Ventspilsi ordulinnus”
- French: “Château de Ventspils”
- German: “Burg Ventspils”
- Latvian: “Ventspils pils”
- Latvian: “Ventspils viduslaiku pils”
- Polish: “Zamek w Windawie”
- Russian: “Вентспилсский замок”
- Ukrainian: “Вентспілський замок”
- Uzbek: “Ventspils qalʻasi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valsts policijas Kurzemes reģiona pārvaldes Ziemeļkurzemes iecirknis Ventspilī and Liepu laukums.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Pilskrogs and Ventspils pils saules pulkstenis.
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