Ventspils
in Ventspils of Ventspils, Latvia

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
57.390 and 21.573 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 57° 23' 23" and E 21° 34' 22"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Latvian, Russian, Lithuanian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:38 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Riga
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:53 am and 9:09 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Latvia in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Latvia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Latvia. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Explore Ventspils

Ventspils in Ventspils (Ventspils) with it's 42,644 inhabitants is located in Latvia about 100 mi (or 160 km) west of Riga, the country's capital.

Local time in Ventspils is now 03:38 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Riga with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Ventspils, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Latvia is Ventspils International Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Alsunga, Kuldiga, Pavilosta, Aizpute and Iide. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 75%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

13°C (56 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Dzintarjura

Address
0,4 mi
Ganību iela 26
3601 Ventspils
Latvia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Vilnis

Address
1,0 mi
Talsu str. 5
3602 Ventspils
Latvia

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


JURAS BRIZE HOTEL VENTSPILS

Address
1,1 mi
VASARNICU IELA 34
3601 VENTSPILS
Latvia

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Free hugs @Ventspils

Published: March 26, 2015
Length: 13:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dmitrious Bazhanov

Decided to re-make and re-upload this video, because IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY! I mean not the day I uploaded video, but at which I made it public viewable - 26 of March! c: And I want you to...


Jogailė Aglinskytė, Ventspils Perle 2014 Cubs A

Published: October 27, 2014
Length: 45:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gryta Aglinskienė


Valmieras Viestura vidusskola - Ventspils 1.ģimnāzija

Published: February 01, 2015
Length: 09:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Latvijas Frisbija federācija

Latvijas Jaunatnes Frisbija čempionāts 2015.


Scandlines ferry Watling street trip from Ventspils, Latvia

Published: November 17, 2011
Length: 24:17 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: In Your Pocket City Guides

Riga In Your Pocket trip to Travemunde, Germany with Scandlines ferry from Ventspils, Latvia.


Ventspils Augstskola Tulkošana (2014)

Published: June 25, 2014
Length: 41:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ventspils Augstskola

Latvijas Saeimas tulks un Ventspils Augstskolas absolvents Viesturs Sīls: "Ventspils Augstskola absolventus padara par pieprasītākajiem tulkiem darba tirgū!" www.venta.lv.


Ventspils NONSOLOMUCCHE

Published: September 01, 2010
Length: 40:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheGreengol

Le mucche, le grandi sculture che si trovano lungo il porto fluviale di Ventspils in Lettonia, sono sicuramente tra i monumenti più fotografati dai turisti di passaggio. Inoltrandosi nella...


Ventspils augstskolas jauniešu deju kolektīvs „Strautuguns”

Published: March 07, 2015
Length: 21:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adrians Pavārs

Sestdien, 7.martā plkst. 18:00 teātra namā "Jūras vārti" pulcēsies Ventspils pilsētas un novada tautas deju kolektīvi, lai demonstrētu savu raito dejas soli gan skatītājiem, gan...


Ventspils pilsētas svētki 2011.

Published: August 07, 2011
Length: 20:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aigars Brencēns

"Čikāgas piecīši" un "Jūras akmentiņi" Ventspils pilsētas svētkos Ventmalā, 06.08.2011.


Ventspils Augstskola IT& Bizness (2014)

Published: June 25, 2014
Length: 56:15 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ventspils Augstskola

Latvijas dziesmu svētku radošais direktors, Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas radošais direktors un Ventspils Augstskolas absolvents Gatis MŪRNIEKS: "Ventspils Augstskola ir veiksmīgs...


Ventspils apvienotais zēnu koris

Published: May 18, 2013
Length: 24:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Aigars Brencēns

Ventspils apvienotā zēnu kora koncerts Ventspils Jaunrades namā 2013. gada 17. maijā.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ventspils International Airport

Ventspils International Airport is an airport located 2.7 NM southwest of Ventspils, Latvia. It is the newest airport and along with Liepāja International Airport and Riga International Airport is one of the three notable airports in the country.

Located at 57.3578, 21.5442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ventspils, Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Latvia

Venta River

Venta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kuršėnai in the Lithuanian Šiauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia. Cities along the Venta include Mažeikiai (Lithuania), Kuldīga and Ventspils (Latvia). It has only one, Abava, tributary longer than 100 km. Tributary Virvyčia at 99,7 km is just shy from 100 km mark. Another tributary Varduva is 96 km long and flows into Venta at the Lithuanian-Latvian border.

Located at 57.3956, 21.5444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Lithuania, Rivers of Latvia, Venta River basin, International rivers of Europe

Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions

Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions, more commonly called the Ventspils Stadions, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ventspils, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Ventspils Stadions is the home stadium for FK Ventspils, and one of the most famous football stadia in the Latvia. The stadium holds 3,200 people.

Located at 57.3873, 21.5704 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ventspils, Football venues in Latvia, Multi-purpose stadiums in Latvia

Free port of Ventspils

Free Port of Ventspils is a seaport located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea (57° 24' N, 21° 32' E), western part of Latvia. For the first time Port of Ventspils was mentioned in historical chronicles in 1263. 17th century for port of Ventspils was a period of a very rapid growth and dynamic development, where during the rule of Duke Jacob in the shipyards of Ventspils more than 135 ships were built and sold to European countries.

Located at 57.4, 21.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ports and harbours of Latvia, Ventspils

Baltic Coal Terminal

The Baltic Coal Terminal is a special purpose company operating a specialized coal terminal in the Free port of Ventspils, Latvia.

Located at 57.3986, 21.5542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal terminals, Transport in Latvia, Energy infrastructure in Latvia, Companies of Latvia, Coal companies, Ventspils

Ventspils Castle

Ventspils Castle is located in Ventspils, Latvia. It is one of the oldest and most well-preserved Livonian Order castles remaining, in that it has retained its original layout since the 13th century. Through its 700 year history, it has been used as a fortress, residence, garrison, school, military base, and prison. In 1995, the castle was restored to its 19th-century appearance, and was converted into a museum.

Located at 57.3957, 21.5571 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ventspils, Castles in Latvia, Castles of the Livonian Order, Museums in Latvia

Ventspils Municipality

Ventspils Municipality is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance parish, Jūrkalne parish, Piltene rural community, Pope parish, Puze parish, Tārgale parish, Ugāle parish, Usma parish, Užava parish, Vārve parish, Ziras parish and Zlēkas parish; the administration located in Ventspils city, which is not included in this municipality.

Located at 57.3833, 21.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of Latvia

Ventspils I Station

Ventspils I Station is a railway station on the Ventspils I – Tukums II Railway.

Located at 57.3917, 21.5935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Latvia

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Ventspils.

Other districts

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Ventspils: ski hill "Lemberga hute, Ventspils (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vindava, Wentspils, Vindau, Ventspils, Windau, VNT, Ventspilis, Вентспилс