Ventspils

Also known as Windau, Vindava, Vǟnta

Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

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Ventspils is a city located in northwestern Latvia, in a historical region called Courland, and it ranks as the sixth largest city in the country. It has the official status of a state city, which indicates its administrative importance within Latvia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Ventspils is referenced by 888 other articles, and connects out to administrative territorial entity of Latvia, Russia and France.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Courland, Populated coastal places in Latvia and Port cities and towns in Latvia.

Its subject is documented across 81 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ventspils
Settlement.settlement_type: State city
Settlement.image_skyline: Ventspils viduslaiku pils 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view with the Ventspils Castle and port
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Ventspils.svg
Settlement.image_shield: LVA Ventspils COA.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo of Ventspils.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1378
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jānis Vītoliņš
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Number of city council members
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: 13
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Official website

Sākumlapa - Ventspils

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Виндава
Population: 32723
Area: 57.96
Elevation: 0
Official website: ventspils.lv
Image: Ventspils viduslaiku pils 5.jpg
Nominal GDP: 460619000
GDP per capita: 13900
Dialing code: 36

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native label: Ventspils
postal code: LV-36(01-21)
Commons category: Ventspils
P6482: Ventspils
inception: 1290-08-08

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Other names
History
Climate
Demography
Education
Economy
Culture
Sport
Adventure Park
Old Town of Ventspils
Cow sculptures
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Significant depictions in popular culture
See also
References
External links

Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ventspils” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.