Lielvārde
A tiny Latvian town on the right bank of the Daugava river, Lielvārde sits around an hour's drive southeast of Riga in the Vidzeme region. One of the oldest settled sites along the Daugava, it developed near the mouth of the Rumbiņa stream, where a Livonian hill fort and the Archbishop of Riga's medieval castle once stood. The modern town grew up around a railway station on neighbouring Rembate parish land and gained full town status in 1992.
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- Population5,873
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.2 km1.3 mi
Nearest airports
Lielvārde: quick answers
Where is Lielvārde?
Lielvārde is in Latvia, about 49 km31 miles in a straight line from Riga.
How do you get to Lielvārde?
The nearest airport is Riga (RIX), about 1 hr 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Lielvārde?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C26°F. The wettest month is July, with about 88 mm3.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Lielvārde?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants, 1 café and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.