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Daugava, Pērse confluence and Koknese Park with medieval castle ruins
Zemgale
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The Pērse is a tributary on the right (north) bank of the Daugava River. Before the construction of the Plaviņas HPP, a waterfall could be seen in the lower reaches of the Pērse. Koknese Park and its medieval castle ruins are located where the Pērse flows into the Daugava. Koknese Park features a number of historical artefacts – cast-iron cannons, ringed crosses dating back to Swedish times, Second World War graves and the Pērse Girl stone sculpture dedicated to the memory of the waterfall. The ruins of a stone castle, built in the 13th century at Bishop Albert’s order, attest to Middle Ages’ inhabitation.  

  • There was once a wooden fortress on the Koknese mound, but this was burned down in the 13th century. The stone castle was built in its place but was itself destroyed at the beginning of the 18th century. Only sections of the keep’s outer wall remain.
  • Mūžība (Eternity), the tallest wooden sculpture in the Baltic States at 11 metres high, is located in Koknese Park.
  • The Koknese estate ensemble and Lutheran Church on the Daugava riverbank also provide a scenic historical record.

Other Zemgale Landscapes

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The fertile Zemgale Plain

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Tērvete Park with castle mound

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Lake Sauka and Sēlija farmsteads

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Rundāle Palace ensemble

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Mūsa, Mēmele confluence and Bauska castle

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Mežotne with castle mound, estate and park on the banks of Lielupe

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Jelgava Palace, Park and Pilssala

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Daugava at Klidziņas and the Skrīveri Arboretum

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Daugava with the Plaviņas Hydroelectric Power Plant

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