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Struve Geodetic Arc Point “Jēkabpils”, included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Called the Crown Garden during the first independence, it was a popular recreation and entertainment location with wealthier residents. The park has become famous with its station of the geodetic […]

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Jēkabpils Forest parks

The park was planted in 1966 to protect the city from the dust created in the dolomite quarry. When the 158 hectares of used quarried were flooded in 1987, a […]

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Kens manor and park

A former manor – the only 19th century neogothic building in Jēkabpils. The original cowshed, stable and barn can still be seen. It belonged to the industrialist Alfreds Kens who […]