Sēlpils
Located in Sēlpils pagasts, Jēkabpils Municipality Coordinates: 56°35′17″ N 25°39′26″ E
- Population
- 12
- 12
- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport110 km
- TAY Tartu Airport201 km
About Sēlpils
Sēlpils is a village. Location: Sēlpils pagasts, Jēkabpils Municipality. Population: 12. Elevation: 86 m.
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. 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.
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Photos of Sēlpils
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Aiviekste Dainis · Public domain
Climate of Sēlpils
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- August (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 3° | 0° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 52 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 70 | 62 | 60 | 53 |
How to get to Sēlpils
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 110 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 103 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 110 kmwest
- Tartu Airport (TAY) Tartu 201 kmnorth
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 206 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 103 kmnorthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 213 kmsouth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 218 kmsouthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 297 kmwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 322 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sēlpils
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 31 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Pērse River 16 kmW
- Aiviekste River 7 kmNE
25–60 km7 places
- Gaizina Kalns Mountain 36 kmNE
- Abze River 56 kmNW
- Gauja River 57 kmN
- Apaščia River 59 kmW
60–100 km28 places
- Pededze River 85 kmNE
- Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 97 kmSE
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 97 kmSE
- Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 95 kmSE
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