Aizkraule, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
🇱🇻 Aizkraukle is a town in Vidzeme region in Latvia, the administrative centre of Aizkraukle Municipality on the right bank of the Daugava River.
History In the second half of the 14th century Livonian Order built the Aizkraukle Castle, a few km downstream from the ancient hillfort of Livs. The ruins of the castle still remain today. Before World War I, the settlement that stood near the site of modern-day Aizkraukle was known by its German name of Ascheraden.
The modern town was established in 1961 as a settlement to house the builders of the nearby hydroelectric power plant of Pļaviņas. It was originally called Stučka (or "Стучка", Stuchka and "имени Петра Стучки", imeni Petra Stuchki in Russian), for Pēteris Stučka, a Latvian communist. Town status was granted to it in 1967, which is also when it became the administrative centre of Stučkas District. In 1990, it was renamed Aizkraukle, after the nearest railway station. The name literally means beyond the Kraukle River.
Economy General industries in the area include power generation, woodworking, printing, and agriculture.
In 2004 Aizkraukle was awarded "The tidiest town in Latvia 2004" in its size group.
Riga Time
Aizkraule has a population of over 7,018 people. Aizkraule also forms the centre of the wider Aizkraukle Municipality which has a population of over 8,024 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Aizkraukle has links with:
🇱🇹 Biržai, Lithuania 🇩🇪 Eppstein, Germany 🇭🇺 Kiskunhalas, Hungary 🇺🇦 Slavutych, Ukraine 🇵🇱 Tczew, Poland 🇩🇪 Thale, Germany🇷🇺 Yoshkar-Ola 56.631
🇨🇦 Fort McMurray 56.727
🇷🇺 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky 56.583
🇷🇴 Alexandria 25.333
Locations Near: Aizkraule 25.25,56.6
🇱🇹 Utena 25.602,55.496 d: 124.7
🇱🇹 Panevėžys 24.37,55.737 d: 110.3
🇱🇻 Daugavpils 26.542,55.89 d: 112.2
🇱🇻 Jelgava 23.724,56.652 d: 93.5
🇱🇻 Jūrmala 23.75,56.967 d: 100.1
🇱🇹 Verkiai 25.283,54.753 d: 205.4
🇱🇹 Radviliškis 23.55,55.8 d: 137.7
🇱🇹 Naujoji Vilnia 25.409,54.694 d: 212.2
Antipodal to: Aizkraule -154.75,-56.6
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15649.9
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15728.6
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15118
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15044.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11528
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11416
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11399.3
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11396.9