Aizkraukle

Also known as Ascheraden, Stučka, Stuchka, Pēteris Stučka Urban-type settlement

Aizkraukle () is a town and the administrative centre of Aizkraukle Municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. Most of Aizkraukle is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River. As defined by Latvian law, Aizkraukle belongs partially to Vidzeme and partially to Selonia historical regions. The population in 2020 was 7,018.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Aizkraukle
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Aizkraukle COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Aizkraukle flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.image_skyline: Aizkraukle, Lāčplēša iela.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 200px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aizkraukle Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1967
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Economy
Notable people
See also
Citations and references
Cited sources

==History== In the second half of the 14th century, the Livonian Order built the Aizkraukle Castle, a few kilometres downstream from the ancient hillfort of Livs. The ruins of the castle still remain today. Before World War I, the settlement that stood near the site of modern-day Aizkraukle was known by its German name of Ascheraden.

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