List of port cities in Latvia
This list contains Latvian port cities , ports in Latvia in the sequence of the coastline from the southwest in a clockwise direction. It can therefore include ports for fishing , commercial, passenger or cruise ports , container , ferry terminals and marinas .
List of port cities
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
| Port location | location | Port type | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liepāja | ( ⊙ ) | important trading and fishing port | Ice-free all year round. The tsarist naval base was destroyed in World War I and is now in ruins. |
| Pāvilosta | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port and marina | |
| Ventspils | ( ⊙ ) | important trading and fishing port | The oil terminal has a pipeline connection for the export of Russian oil |
| Roja | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Mērsrags | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Bērzciems | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Engure | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Jurmala | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Riga | ( ⊙ ) | Most important trading and fishing port, ferry port and naval base | The port of Riga was already on the Daugava when the city was founded . With the connection to the all-Russian railway network, Riga's importance as a seaport grew significantly. Two more harbors in the urban area were created: Bolderaa (Bolderaja) and Mühlgraben (Vecmilgravs). |
| Sculte | ( ⊙ ) | Sea and fishing port | |
| Salacgrīva | ( ⊙ ) | small fishing port | |
| Ainaži | ( ⊙ ) | Sea and fishing port |
State Port Authority
The seat of the Latvian Maritime Authority is in Riga.
Web links
- Ports of Lativia - statistics and brief descriptions (Engl.)
- The Latvian Sea Ports Presentation for Port Day in Riga 2006 (PDF, German; 3.1 MB)
- The seafaring in Latvia Historical overview (German / English / Lat.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The port of Liepava (Lat / Russian / English)
- ↑ a b c Brief description of the port and impressions of a trip along the Baltic coast. ( Memento from March 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (www.yacht.de)
- ↑ Brief description of the port ( Memento from March 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (www.yacht.de)
- ↑ The Port of Engure (Engl.)
- ↑ Brief description of the port of Engure
- ↑ Portal of the Riga Ferry Port ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (German)
- ↑ The port of Skulte (English / Lat.)
