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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
Vilnis
JURAS BRIZE HOTEL VENTSPILS
Videos from this area
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Free hugs @Ventspils
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Ventspils Augstskola Tulkošana (2014)
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Ventspils NONSOLOMUCCHE
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Ventspils Augstskola IT& Bizness (2014)
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Ventspils apvienotais zēnu koris
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Baltic Coal Terminal
The Baltic Coal Terminal is a special purpose company operating a specialized coal terminal in the Free port of Ventspils, Latvia.
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.
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.
Ventspils I Station
Ventspils I Station is a railway station on the Ventspils I – Tukums II Railway.