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Sēlpils Castle

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Sēlpils Castle (Sēlpils pils; Castrum Selonum) is an ancient castle in Sēlpils Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. [1]

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  1. 19 relations: Balts, Battle of Selburg, Christianity, Daugava, Diocese, Great Northern War, Jēkabpils, Jēkabpils Municipality, Latgalians, Lithuanians, Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Livonian Order, Livonians, Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station, Sēlpils Parish, Selonia, Sweden, Vecsēlpils.

  2. Archaeological sites in Latvia
  3. Castles of the Livonian Order
  4. Friedrichstadt County
  5. Jēkabpils Municipality

Balts

The Balts or Baltic peoples (baltai, balti) are a group of peoples inhabiting the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea who speak Baltic languages.

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Battle of Selburg

The Battle of Selburg was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in September 1626. Sēlpils Castle and Battle of Selburg are Jēkabpils Municipality and Selonia.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Daugava

The Daugava (Daugova; Dźwina; Düna) or Western Dvina (translit; Заходняя Дзвіна; Väina; Väinäjoki) is a large river rising in the Valdai Hills of Russia that flows through Belarus and Latvia into the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea.

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Diocese

In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

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Great Northern War

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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Jēkabpils

Jēkabpils is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia, located roughly halfway between the capital Riga and Daugavpils, and spanning the Daugava River. Sēlpils Castle and Jēkabpils are Jēkabpils Municipality.

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Jēkabpils Municipality

Jēkabpils Municipality (Jēkabpils novads) is a municipality in Latvia.

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Latgalians

Latgalians (Letti, Lethi, modern; variant translations also include Latgallians, Lettigalls or Lettigallians) were an ancient Baltic tribe.

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Lithuanians

Lithuanians (lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group.

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Livonian Brothers of the Sword

The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae, Schwertbrüderorden) was a Catholic military order established in 1202 during the Livonian Crusade by Albert, the third bishop of Riga (or possibly by Theoderich von Treydend).

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Livonian Chronicle of Henry

The Livonian Chronicle of Henry (Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae) is a Latin narrative of events in Livonia (roughly corresponding to today's Estonia and the northern part of Latvia) and surrounding areas from 1180 to 1227.

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Livonian Order

The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, formed in 1237.

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Livonians

The Livonians, or Livs, are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia.

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Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station

The Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and one of the biggest in the European Union.

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Sēlpils Parish

Sēlpils Parish (Sēlpils pagasts) is an administrative territorial entity of Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. Sēlpils Castle and Sēlpils Parish are Jēkabpils Municipality and Selonia.

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Selonia

Selonia (Sēlija; Sėla), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia (Zemgale) as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Vecsēlpils

Vecsēlpils ("old Sēlpils", formerly Sēlpils; 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. Sēlpils Castle and Vecsēlpils are Friedrichstadt County, Jēkabpils Municipality and Selonia.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Latvia

Castles of the Livonian Order

Friedrichstadt County

Jēkabpils Municipality

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sēlpils_Castle

Also known as Selburg, Sēlpils (city), Sēlpils hillfort.