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Explore Kaplavas in Latvia
Kaplavas in the region of Kokneses Novads is a place in Latvia - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) South-East of Riga , the country's capital city .
Time in Kaplavas is now 07:56 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Riga " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vili, Stipas, Steinfelde, Staprani, and Riga. Since you are here already, consider visiting Vili . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kaplavas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Plavinu Dam's artificial waterfall in Aizkraukle (Pļaviņu HES), Latvia
Maybe the highest artificial waterfall in Eastern Europe at Plavinu Dam (Pļaviņu HES) in Aizkraukle. They have opened the gates for water because of flood in Plavinas (40 km up to the river of Daugava ..
Aizkraukle - pilsēta kurā dzīvot! // Aizkraukle - a city where to live!
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My Boys' Skit from class.
They're acting out a boy who has swallowed a clock. HAHA! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Aizkraukle Station
Aizkraukle Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Located at 56.62 25.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizkraukle Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging town Aizkraukle and Aizkraukle Parish the administrative centre being Aizkraukle.
Located at 56.60 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Battle of Aizkraukle
The Battle of Aizkraukle or Ascheraden was a battle fought on March 5, 1279 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by Traidenis, and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order near Aizkraukle in present-day Latvia. The Order suffered a great defeat: 71 knights, including the Grand Master Ernst von Rassburg, and Eilart Hoberg, leader of the knights from Danish Estonia, were killed. It was the second-largest defeat of the Order in the 13th century.
Located at 56.60 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Aizkraukle Parish
Aizkraukle parish is an administrative unit of the Aizkraukle municipality, Latvia.
Located at 56.63 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Aizkraukle District
Aizkraukle District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme and Selonia regions, in the country's centre. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Located at 56.65 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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