Explore Jelgava in Latvia
Jelgava in Jelgavas Rajons with its 61,791 residents is located in Latvia - about 25 mi (or 41 km) South-West of Riga, the seat of the Latvian government.
Local time in Jelgava is 07:07 PM (Friday). The local timezone is "Europe / Riga" with an GMT offset of 3 hours.
Valgunde, Tireli, Riga, Osenieki, Jūrmala, Cielavas, Šiauliai, Radviliškis, Joniškis, Joniškėlis and Aukštelkė are places relativly short distance away and may be interesting to visit on your trip.Some local smaller places worth to explore when in that area might be Valaki, Miezites, Rosiba, Siera Muiza and Ledini.
According to our current information, there are 2 airports in the nearby. The closest airport is Riga International Airport with a distance of 21.3 mi (or 34.2 km) south-west of the centre of Jelgava. Have a look at our dedicated photo collection to get a view of what this destinations is like. Need hints for finding sightseeing destinations and want to see more from this place? Check the related Jelgava attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.
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Sightseeing & Attractions
Hill of Crosses: : ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The exact origins are unknown, but it is considered that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny ...
Geography of Lithuania: , Lithuania has 60 miles (99 km) of sandy coastline, of which only 24 miles face the open Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia. Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipėda lies at the narrow mouth of Curonian Lagoon, a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad and separated from the Baltic sea by Curonian Spit, where Kuršių Nerija National Park was established for its remarkable sand ...
Pasvalys: "Pasvalys" is a city in Panevėžys County, Lithuania located near the bank of the Svalia ...
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Jelgava is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Elgava, Iyelgava, Jelgawa, Mitava, Yelgava, Mitawa, Елгава, Mitau
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