Cultural institutions in the county 6 Houses of Culture-Kandava House of Culture-Matkule House of Culture-Valdeķu House of Culture-Vāne House of Culture-Zante House of Culture-Zemīte Folks House 7 Libraries-Kandava City Library -Kandava Parish Library -Cēre Parish Library-Matkule Parish Library -Vāne Parish Library-Zante Parish Library -Zemīte library 1 Tourist Information Centre 6 Open air stages 1 Museum – Kandava Regional museum 4 Small museums […]
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Here, visitors can learn about the chief conductor of the first Latvian Song Festival and the organ player Jānis Bētiņš and the importance of song festivals in the Latvian national culture legacy, as well as get information about the Irlava Teachers’ Seminar. At the Irlava Municipality Regional History Room visitors can also learn about the […]
The exposition tells about the municipalities of Džūkste and Lestene before World War II, about the events in Lestene during the war, and about the history of establishing the soldiers’ cemetery.
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Honesty. Ensures utmost accountability and diligence of an employee in the use of entrusted resources and work powers on a daily basis. Competence. A set of all the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are necessary on a daily basis for a good and excellent performance of job duties. Quality / hospitality. Crucial at all levels and in all […]
This is the place, where skis, ski poles, skiing boots, skates, and even sleds made between the 19th and 21th century has found their place under the sun. Besides the winter sport equipment, the visitors can check out more than 20 various compasses. The collection keeps growing; therefore, it is possible that when you come here the […]
Durbe Manor is the only former Latvian manor lord house with a fully reconstructed late 19th to early 20th century interior that provides an insight into the culture of Baltic Germans. It is considered one of the classical architecture pearls of Kurzeme, complete with a landscape park, rotunda and the longest pedestrian bridge in Latvia. WORKING HOURS Summer […]
Pastariņš’ Museum is dedicated to the writer Ernests Birznieks-Upītis (1871–1960), who was called Pastariņš in childhood. The Bisnieki farmstead, where the writer was born, is more than 400 years old and has changed beyond recognition over time. The historical buildings have been restored to reflect the situation in the mid-20th century, when the farmstead was […]
Džūkste Fairy Tale Museum is located in the building of the former Lancenieku School, which was the residence and workplace of the teacher, writer, fairy tale and legend collector, scholar, gardener and public worker Ansis Lerhis-Puškaitis (1859–1903). WORKING HOURS Summer season (20 April – 20 October) Winter season(21 October – 19 April) The museum is closed on national […]
Tukums History Museum is located in the town’s oldest stone building, which is known as the Castle Tower and is part of the Livonian Order castle, which was repeatedly destroyed and restored. The tower used to serve as a prison and storage, but since 1995 it has housed the museum dedicated to the history of the […]
The gallery “Durvis” is an art space for the creative outlets of contemporary artists. It is located in a 1758 building, which at the time housed a pharmacy, the laboratory of the duke’s surgeon Johann Gottlieb von Groschke (1714–1777) and a collection of natural objects, coins and surgical instruments. The building at Tukums’ Freedom Square […]
Tukums Museum of Art is known for its superb collection of artwork that was started by the painter Leonīds Āriņš (1907–1991) in the early 1930s. The collection includes works by Janis Rozentāls, Johans Valters, Vilhelms Purvītis, Jēkabs Kazaks, Ģederts Eliass, Valdemārs Tone, Konrāds Ubāns, Jānis Tīdemanis, local painters Leonīds Āriņš, Ansis Artums, Kārlis Neilis and […]
Tukums is a small town surrounded by gardens and situated at the threshold of Kurzeme. Its inhabitants have always associated themselves with the region as their character reflects all the traditional traits of Kurzeme people: pride, wealth, spite and resilience. Tukums is a place where the tranquil of a small town can co-exist with the […]
Aicinām apmeklēt tradicionālo mūzikas instrumentu ekspozīciju, kas izveidota biedrības telpās Ogres novada Krapes pagastā. Tā ir iespēja klātienē zinoša lietpratēja vadībā iepazīties (aplūkot, paklausīties, pataustīt vai mēģināt izvilināt kādu skaņu) ar Latvijā spēlētajiem un darinātajiem mūzikas instrumentiem. Kompaktā, bet daudzveidīgā kolekcija atspoguļo pēdējos 100-150 gados notikušās izmaiņas muzicēšanas tradīcijās, reģionālās atšķirības un šobrīd paveikto seno […]
Muižas kungu māja–pils – celta 1780.-1782. g., 19. gs. vidū modernizēta, piešķirot tai neogotisku veidolu. Tā vairākkārt postīta un atjaunota. Pēc 1905. g. postīšanas pili atjaunojis tās pēdējais īpašnieks barons fon Hānenfelds (apbedīts Suntažu kapos). Kopš 1920. gada pilī darbojas skola. Iepriekš piesakoties, aplūkojams interjers, kā arī pagasta un vēstures ekspozīcija, kas izvietota pils telpās. […]
The Museum Building Opening Hours The museum is open to visitors every day except Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10.00–17.00Saturday, Sunday: 12.00–16.00 Information about the other changes in the opening hours is available in the home page and the information panel.
Pilsētas tiesības kopš 1928. gada. Pilsētas platība: 13.58 km2 Iedzīvotāji pilsētā: 24 190 (uz 2019. gada 1.janvāri, www.ogresnovads.lv ) Ogres novada teritorijas platība: 993.4 km2 Iedzīvotāju skaits Ogres novadā: 35 305 (uz 2020. gada 1.janvāri, www.ogresnovads.lv ) Ogres novads izveidots 2009. gada 1. jūlijā apvienojot Ogres novadu (Ogres un Ogresgala pagasts) Krapes, Ķeipenes, Lauberes, Madlienas, Mazozolu, Meņģeles, Suntažu un Taurupes pagastus. Attālums no Rīgas: 37 km (autoceļš A6). Dzelzceļa […]
Wiltz is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the end of World War II. A local airfield (near the village of Noertrange) was used by both sides of the conflict, depending on the location of […]
Vianden is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany. As of 2013, the town of Vianden, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1,811. It is […]
Rumelange is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, on the border with France. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: Rumelange Haut-Tétange (lieu-dit) History Rumelange was formed on 25 September 1891, when it was detached from the commune of Kayl. The law forming Rumelange was passed on 27 June 1891. Population As of the 1 February 2011 census, the commune […]
Remich is a commune with town status in south-eastern Luxembourg with a population of 3,645 inhabitants as of 2018. It is the capital of the canton of Remich. Remich lies on the left bank of the river Moselle, which forms part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany. The commune is the smallest in Luxembourg by surface area. The Moselle valley is dominated by wine-making and […]
Luxembourg is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country’s most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed. […]
Grevenmacher is a commune with city status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. Grevenmacher is the capital city of the Grevenmacher canton and of the district of Grevenmacher. The city is on the left bank of the Moselle river. History The valley of the Moselle, which owes its wealth to the fact that it is close to the water and it has fertile land, was settled long before the Roman era. […]
Ettelbruck is a commune with town status in central Luxembourg. The towns of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune. Transportation Ettelbruck lies at the exact spot where three rivers meet: the Sauer, the Wark and the Alzette. This location has historically made Ettelbruck a major transportation hub for the country second only to the city of Luxembourg. Ettelbruck serves as a junction, where the line to Diekirch branches off […]
Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country’s second “city”, and its second-most populous commune. It lies in the south-west of the country, on the border with France and in the valley of the Alzette, which flows through the town. The town is usually referred to as just Esch; however, the full name distinguishes it from the village and commune of Esch-sur-Sûre which […]
Echternach is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town (current population 5,610) in Luxembourg. Culture There are two main churches in Echternach. The larger is the Abbey’s Basilica of St Willibrord, which survives from the original abbey and is […]
Dudelange is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with 19,734 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France. As of 2015, the town of Dudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 19,734, making it Luxembourg’s third-most populous town. The commune also includes the smaller town of Budersberg, to the […]
Differdange is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, 17 miles (27 km) west from the country’s capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. With a population of around 26,000, Differdange is the country’s third largest city. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, and Oberkorn. Differdange […]
Diekirch is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. The city is situated on the banks of the Sauer river. Ideally located between the capital and Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland and on the banks of the Sûre, the city of Diekirch is considered the “cradle of tourism” in Luxembourg, thanks to the initiatives of the founder […]
Valmiera Olympic Centre promote the development of sport in Valmiera and Vidzeme region. We have created a qualitative sports centre for educational and training activities available for inhabitants of the region. Also we provide best conditions for professional athletes and sports teams. Universal hall Universal sports hall is a multifunctional sports and entertainment arena. The […]
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The slogan for SIA “Upeslaivas.lv” is “Dive into the stream of adventures” and it is their belief, that the unforgettable adventure of water lovers begins with the first thought about leisure in Latvian nature. Individual care is shown for each customer, adapting the route, rest areas and equipment according to the customer’s wishes. If you […]
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Map of museum territory 1 – Exhibition hall 6 – House of Holdings 11 – 2 – Walter’s Dwelling House 7 – “Drying house” 12 – Pizzeria “Vīnkalni Pils Māja” 3 – Marshner’s House 8 – Herbal Garden 13 – Music School 4 – Sill barn 9 – 14 – Walter`s hill 5 – […]