Saulkrasti
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- Settlement.name
- Saulkrasti
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Saulkrasti.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Saulkrasti.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150px
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Latvia, Saulkrasti beach near White Dune 1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Saulkrasti beach
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Saulkrasti municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1991
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Latvia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Latvia
- Settlement.area_blank1_title
- Rural territory
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 42
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Pēterupe
- Neibāde
- Skulte Port
- Saulkraste region
- Rise of fishing industry
- Population
- Economy
- Tourism
- Skulte fishing port
- Education
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Saulkrasti (; , literally Sun shores in Latvian) is a town and the administrative center of Saulkrasti Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga. Made up of a number of historic fishing settlements, the town stretches for some 17 km from the Inčupe river in the south to the village of Skulte in the north. The town itself spans across and includes an additional of fields and forests.
The center of Saulkrasti is situated about 40 km from Sigulda, 45 km from Riga, 47 km from Limbaži, and 58 km from Salacgrīva. The territory of the Saulkrasti municipality is crossed by the European route E67, known locally as Via Baltica or the A1 road. There are six train stations in Saulkrasti and its suburbs - Inčupe, Pabaži, Saulkrasti, Ķīšupe, Zvejniekciems, and Skulte, the latter being the final stop on the Zemitāni-Skulte Railway line.