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Jēkabpils
Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia · Europe
About Jēkabpils
Jēkabpils sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sala.
Jēkabpils is in Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sala, about 6 km away.
Jēkabpils (Latvian: [ˈjeːkapːils] ) is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia, located roughly halfway between the capital Riga and Daugavpils, and spanning the Daugava River. It is a state city (although without a separate municipal government), and is the seat of Jēkabpils Municipality. TheRead more
name of the city literally translates into "Castle of Jacob".
Historic Jēkabpils lies on the left bank, in Selonia, while the historic Krustpils (German: Kreutzburg) lies on the right bank, in Latgale. The two cities were united during the Soviet rule in 1962 under the Jēkabpils name, but retain their distinct regional character.
Jēkabpils was also formerly home to the Soviet Jēkabpils Air Base.
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Jēkabpils is in Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia, about 6 km from Sala.
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- Population
- 21,014
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Latvia
- Region
- Jēkabpils Municipality
- Timezone
- Europe/Riga
- Coordinates
- 56.4990, 25.8574
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When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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