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Touring Pargize in Latvia

Pargize in the region of Jaunjelgavas Novads is located in Latvia - some 53 mi or ( 85 km ) South-East of Riga , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pargize

Time in Pargize is now 06:21 AM (Sunday) . 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: Zalaki, Viskale, Vili, Riga, and Melnupite. Being here already, consider visiting Zalaki . 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 Pargize ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Plavinu Dam's artificial waterfall in Aizkraukle (Pļaviņu HES), Latvia

0:32 min by garikello
Views: 2608 Rating: 5.00

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!

10:09 min by Daniel Springis
Views: 756 Rating: 4.86

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UT2004.(2008).wmv

6:56 min by Janis Gulbis
Views: 21 Rating: 1.00

i have nothin to doo , then i made a video about Unreal Tournamet 2004.. watch it hope u like it :) ..

My Boys' Skit from class.

0:55 min by ILoveLandon915
Views: 10 Rating: 5.00

They're acting out a boy who has swallowed a clock. HAHA! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station

The Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant is the biggest power plant in Latvia and one of the biggest hydroelectric power plants in the European Union. It is located in Aizkraukle on the river Daugava. It has ten individual turbines with installed total capacity of 868.5 MW. The construction aroused an unusual wave of protest in 1958.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 56.58 25.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union, Hydroelectric power stations in Latvia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 56.60 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1279 in Lithuania, Aizkraukle, Battles involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Battles involving the Livonian Order, Battles of the Livonian Crusade, Conflicts in 1279, History of Latvia

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.

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Located at 56.60 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Latvia

Jaunjelgava Municipality

Jaunjelgava Municipality is a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Sece parish, Sērene parish, Staburags parish, Sunākste parish and Jaunjelgava town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Jaunjelgava.

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Located at 56.51 25.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Latvia

Aizkraukle Station

Aizkraukle Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.

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Located at 56.62 25.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Aizkraukle, Railway stations in Latvia