Salaspils

Also known as Kirchholm, Kirkholm, Kerkholm, Solyspiļs, Salaspilis

Key facts

Settlement.name: Salaspils
Settlement.other_name: Kircholm, Kerkolm
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Salaspils COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Salaspils-station.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Salaspils Railway Station in 2008
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Salaspils Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1993
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Raivis Anspaks
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Number of city council members
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: 13

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
World War II
City growth in the 1950s and 1960s
Demographics
Geography
The National Botanical Gardens
Nuclear reactor
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
References

Salaspils (; ; ) (literally: "island castle") is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Salaspils Municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava river, 18 kilometers to the south-east of the city of Riga.

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