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Ventspils was historically known as Windau in German.

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Ventspils

Latvia

Country
Latvia
Population
34.5K
Coordinates
57.38, 21.57
1345th most populous city in the world

Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

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Ventspils was chartered in 1314 and became an important mercantile city of the Hanseatic League.

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Ventspils

Latvia

Country
Latvia
Population
34.5K
Coordinates
57.38, 21.57
1345th most populous city in the world

Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Edgars Šulcs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ventspils holds the national record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Latvia with 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 4 August 2014.

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Ventspils

Latvia

Country
Latvia
Population
34.5K
Coordinates
57.38, 21.57
1345th most populous city in the world

Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

From the “Climate” section

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Photo: Edgars Šulcs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ventspils has a well developed sports infrastructure, including the Olympic Centre 'Ventspils'.

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Ventspils

Latvia

Country
Latvia
Population
34.5K
Coordinates
57.38, 21.57
1345th most populous city in the world

Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

From the “Sport” section

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Photo: Edgars Šulcs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ventspils has a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow-gauge train.

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Ventspils

Latvia

Country
Latvia
Population
34.5K
Coordinates
57.38, 21.57
1345th most populous city in the world

Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.

From the “Tourism” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Edgars Šulcs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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