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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 .

Interactive map of Kaplavas

Time in Kaplavas is now 07:50 PM (Monday) . 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

0:32 min by garikello
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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
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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

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 3 km away
Tags: Aizkraukle, Railway stations in 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 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of 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.

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Located at 56.60 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 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 Parish

Aizkraukle parish is an administrative unit of the Aizkraukle municipality, Latvia.

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Located at 56.63 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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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.

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Located at 56.65 25.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts of Latvia