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Touring Salaspils in Latvia
Salaspils in the region of Rīgas Rajons with its 17,606 citizens is located in Latvia - some 11 mi or ( 18 km ) South-East of Riga , the country's capital city .
Time in Salaspils is now 10:28 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Riga " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vejsturi, Ulbroka, Tukums, Salaspils, and Riga. Being here already, consider visiting Vejsturi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Salaspils ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Letonia.Segunda de las Repúblicas Bálticas y la más rusificada de las tres.La dominación soviética comprende desde 1939 a 1991.Desde 1993 es una república parlamentaria.En tiempos de Tácito eran conoc ..
Beginning of the 1941 Terror Against the Jews in Riga Latvia Part III of III.wmv
Transit Camp Kurtenhof "Salaspils Concentration Camp" continued "Memorials Monuments Plaques to" Moving on to the former site of the Kaiserwald Concentration Camp where only a "Monument in Memory of t ..
Riga In Your Pocket - Salaspils Concentration Camp
www.inyourpocket.com Riga In Your Pocket visits the Salaspils concentration camp. The memorial site of a concentration camp where the Nazis murdered thousands of Jews and other ethnic groups, includin ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Salaspils Station
Salaspils Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Located at 56.86 24.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Battle of Kircholm
The Battle of Kircholm (27 September 1605, or 17 September in the Old Style calendar then in use in Protestant countries) was one of the major battles in the Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611. The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The battle ended in the decisive victory of Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.
Located at 56.85 24.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Dole Station
Dole Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Located at 56.86 24.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Salaspils concentration camp
Salaspils concentration camp was established at the end of 1941 at a point 18 km southeast of Riga. The Nazi bureaucracy drew distinctions between different types of camps. Officially, Salaspils was a Police Prison and Work Education Camp (Polizeigegfängnis und Arbeitserziehungslager). It was also known as camp Kurtenhof after the German name for the city of Salaspils. Planning for the development of the camp and its prisoner structure changed several times.
Located at 56.87 24.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Dārziņi Station
Dārziņi Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Located at 56.87 24.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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