Landmarks of Latvia

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Through this chapter there is available information about Latvian landmarks - the part of our common heritage which has got a certain location (see expanded review of landmark definition here).

 

Access to information about landmarks

Information in this website is accessible in different turns and the landmarks are grouped in the following ways:

• Here - using the list of landmarks in a form of table, where it is possible to sort landmarks alphabetically in different ways.
• Here - on the map of Latvia.
• Here - through the chapter of Latvian administrative division, using the older division in districts and municipalities. In parralel there will be elaborated also the new administrative division of Latvia - after all one should use to it.
• Here - through the classification of landmarks in types, classes and categories as proposed by author of website.

 

Kinds of landmarks

In this website Latvian landmarks are sorted in the following way:

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Type: Nature landmarks

Class: Geological landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Caves		0
Outcrops and cliffs		1
Boulders	Includes stones with cultural and historical value	0
Springs		0
Waterfalls	Includes rapids and icefalls	0
Other geological and geomorphological landmarks		1

 

Class: Biological landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Finds of rare animals		0
Finds of rare plants		0
Parks and gardens		1
Trees	Includes trees with cultural and historical value	0
Unusual biotopes		0

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Type: Cultural landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Sites of legends		0

 

Class: Archaeological landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Fortifications	Except for hillforts and medieval castles, but including the fortifications of younger times	0
Ancient burials	Prehistoric and medieval burials	1
Medieval castles	Castles and locations of castles built until the end of 16th century	19
Medieval churches	Churches and locations of churches built until the end of 16th century	0
Petroglyph locations		0
Ancient settlements	Prehistoric and medieval settlements	0
Stray finds	Locations of ancient, valuable artefacts	0
Underground passages	Passages leading outside the borders of cosntructions and passages in bedrock	0
Worship sites	Sites linked to former religions and traditions	0
Other archaeological landmarks		0

 

Class: Architecture landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Cemetery architecture landmarks		1
Churches	Includes all shrines of present-day religions	0
Farmstead constructions	Buildings built outside towns and manor centres before 1900	0
Historical taverns		0
Manor centre buildings	Does not include palaces	2
Monuments	Outside cemeteries and buildings	1
Monuments of urban development	Impressive complexes of buildings, also outside towns	0
Palaces and manor houses	Built before the First World War, includes locations of former palaces	176 + 19 medieval castles
Pastorates	Includes also valuable subsidiary buildings of pastorates	5
School buildings		0
Urban apartment houses	Apartment buildings built inside towns and cities	6
Other landmarks of architecture		0

 

Subclass: Industrial and technical landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Bridges	Includes also flyovers	0
Industrial buildings		0
Mills	Includes also visually impressive present day energy production constructions	0
Railway constructions		0
Water supply management constructions		0

 

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Class: Landscape monuments

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Observation points		0
Linear landscape monuments		0
Vision slits		0

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Other landmarks

Name	Remarks	How many described?
Museums		0