Ventspils
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"Windau" redirects here. For the river of the same name, see Venta River.
Ventspils (Latvian: [ˈvæntspils] ⓘ) 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
Livonian: Vǟnta | |
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State city | |
Coordinates: 57°23′26″N 21°34′24″E | |
Country | Latvia |
Town rights | 1378 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jānis Vītoliņš (For Latvia and Ventspils) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.96 km2 (22.38 sq mi) |
• Land | 51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 32,948 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• State city | €0.461 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | €14,000 (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-36(01-21) |
Calling code | (+371) 636 |
Number of city council members | 13 |
Website | www |
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At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906.[4] It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River.