Vecsēlpils

Vecsēlpils

Vecsēlpils

Village in Latvia

Vecsēlpils ("old Sēlpils", formerly Sēlpils; German: Selburg) is a village in Sēlpils Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia, on the location of the ancient Selonian town of Sēlpils.

Ruins of Sēlpils Lutheran Church

The ruins of the ancient Sēlpils Castle were on the left bank of Daugava near Vecsēlpils, but are now on an island since the construction of Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station and reservoir.[1]

See also

  • Jaunsēlpils ("new Sēlpils"), developed about 6 km south of the previous location around a railway station built at the beginning of the 20th century.

References

  1. [1]
    Sēlpils pilskalns, viduslaiku pils (drupas) Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine (Sēlpils hillfort, a mediaeval castle (ruins))

56°35′15″N 25°39′30″E

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