Ventspils
Ventspils (Latvian: [ˈvæntspils] ⓘ) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.
Ventspils
Livonian: Vǟnta | |
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State city | |
Aerial view with the Ventspils Castle and port | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Ventspils Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°23′26″N 21°34′24″E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Town rights | 1378 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jānis Vītoliņš (For Latvia and Ventspils) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.96 km2 (22.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 32,948 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • State city | €0.461 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | €14,000 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-36(01-21) |
| Calling code | (+371) 636 |
| Number of city council members | 13 |
| Website | www |
At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River.
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