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Ovisi Destination Guide
Explore Ovisi in Latvia
Ovisi in the region of Ventspils Rajons is a town in Latvia - some 99 mi or ( 159 km ) North-West of Riga , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ovisi is now 12:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Riga " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zagatnieki, Vicaki, Ventspils, Vede, and Staldzene. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zagatnieki . Where to go and what to see in Ovisi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs
Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs is an ex-Soviet radio astronomy installation 30 km north of Ventspils, Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The installation was secret until 1993 when it was taken over by the Latvian Academy of Sciences after the withdrawal of the Soviet Army in 1994, after Latvia regained independence. Since then, the radio telescopes have been repaired.
Located at 57.56 21.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Lūžņa
Lūžņa is a populated place in Tārgale parish, Ventspils municipality, Latvia, one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian coast. Lūžņa was a long fishing hamlet at the coast of the Baltic Sea about 30 kilometers from Ventspils in the direction of Kolka. During the time of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, a military base was located not far from Lūžņa forcing the inhabitants to move elsewhere.
Located at 57.60 21.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Ventspils District
The Ventspils District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. The district consisted of 11 parishes - Ance, Jūrkalne, Pope, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Located at 57.42 21.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Pope parish
Pope parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1126 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 167.745 km. Pope Wind Farm, currently largest wind farm in Latvia, is located in the parish.
Located at 57.40 21.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Ventspils II Station
Ventspils II Station is a railway station on the Ventspils I – Tukums II Railway.
Located at 57.38 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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