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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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

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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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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.