Ensemble of Krustpils Castle

Medieval castle built as a fortification on the road Riga-Daugavpils in 1237 by Bishop Nicolaus from Magdeburg. In 1585 the castle falls into the possession of House of Korfs for life-use. Now the castle is the Jēkabpils History Museum. Address: 216 b Rīgas Street, Jēkabpils Telephone: +371 65221042 Open: Working days 9.00 – 17.00 Satudays, Sundays 10.00-16.00 November-May Saturdays 10.00-16.00, closed on Sundays Price, LVL Pupils/students castle+cellar 0.40 – 0.60 castle+cellar+tower 0.60-0.80 cellars of the castle 0.20/0.20 gate tower of the castle 0.30.0.30 exhibition 0.10/0/10 Price, LVL Adults: castle+cellar 0.80 castle+cellar+tower 0.80 cellars of the castle 0.30 gate tower of the castle 0.60 exhibition: 0.20 Price, LVL - guide:  Included in the price For sightseeing:   History of the Krustpils palace (Middle Ages), Soviet Army room, cellars from Middle Ages period with cross-shaped arches. Exhibitions in the tower “Krustpils night tales” – a night porgram in Krustpils castle – 2.50 (for pupils), from 3.00 (for adults, program approved by the customer) “Make light with your own hands” – candle making classes – LVL 0.60 – 0.80 “Christmas tale in the castle” – Christmas program for pupils – from LVL 50.00 for the group; “Christmas candle” – Christmas program with candle making – LVL 2.50 (per participant)  “First waltz of the wedding” – wedding activities – from LVL 25.00

“Selian Farmstead”

An open – air Ethnographic and History Museum Address: 6 Filozofu Street, Jēkabpils Telephone: +371 65232501, 65221042 Open: Working days 9.00 – 17.00, Saturdays, Sundays 10.00 – 16.00 Closed November 1–May1 Price, LVL Pupils/students 0,30/0,30 Price, LVL Adults: 0,40 For sightseeing: 19th century farm of a peasant with medium income level from Sēlija region: windmill, barn, house, tools, household items.

Art gallery MANS’S
Address: 154 Brīvības Street, Jēkabpils Telephone: +371 65231953 Open: Working days 9.00-18.00 Saturdays 9.00-15.00, Sundays - closed Offer: Paintings, ceramics, jewelry, applied art items, perfumes

Art salon “Pie Sīpolnieka"
Address: 141 Brīvības Street, Jēkabpils Telephone: +371 29121038, 65236081 Open: Working days 10.00-18.00 Saturdays  10.00-17.00 Offer: Paintings, ceramics, jewelry, applied art items, perfumes

 

Krustpils Lutheran Church
211a Rīgas Street,  T. +371 65235455  Consecrated in 1824. The church received the blue flag of European Cultural heritage in 1999.

Krustpils Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity
33 Kalna Street

Old Town Square
On February 12, 1670, the Duke of Kurzeme Jacob gathered all the people in the present Old Town Square, and announced the founding of the city.

Uniat Church

167 Brīvības Street Built in 1783 in the place where a wooden church used to be

The Orthodox Church of The Holy Spirit
With the adjacent men's monastery   200 Brīvības Street,  T. +371 65231486

St. Nicolaus Miracle-Worker Church
202 Brīvības Street

Memorial stone of Jekabpils jubileum of 330 years.
Located at the crossing of Brīvības and Zaļā Streets

Strūve Park
Located at the crossing of Brīvības and Strūves Streets. Once called the Crown Garden, it is a popular place of recreation of Jēkabpils citizens. In the park there is a Memorial Stone dedicated to Vilhelms Strūve, a professor at Tartu University, an astronomer and a geodesist.

The Memorial House – Museum of the Ceramist Andrejs Pormalis.
119 A. Pormaļa Street,  T. +371 65232933  A.Pormalis has participated in World exhibitions in Paris, Brussels etc., gaining the highest recognition and Grand Prix diplomas.

Jēkabpils State Gymnasium
27 R.Blaumaņa Street The school was founded in October 1919 and was the first real educational institution in the district.

Jēkabpils Old-Believers Church
15 Viestura Street The town community of old-believers exists since the second half of the 17th century, it consisted of refugees of religion-related retaliation coming from Russia. The biggest value of the church is its icons and the prayer books printed after the old-believers' canons.

Jēkabpils Baptist Church
5 Zaļā Street The congregation was formed after the great fire of 1880, when builders were called from other towns to Jekabpils. The church was built in 1930. During the Soviet regime the cross was taken off and restored in 1991.

 

Jēkabpils St. Michael Lutheran Church
123 Brīvības Street,  T. +371 65235455 Consecrated in 1807. Double manual organ, separate parts of which have survived since 1825, when this piece of work was made by the organ builder Buhards.

Kens Manor and Park
19 Dambju Street The white house or the former manor was in possession of the famous owner of liqueur factory Alfreds Kens until the First World War. Today the Jēkabpils Art School is located here. Park has only such trees that can be found in Latvia.

  

Forest Park – at Radžu grand stone
The park was made in 1966 to protect the city from dust and noise coming from the dolomite quarry. In 1987 after the inundation of the quarry it became a water reservoir of 158 ha with 8 islands. The height of the grand stone is 3.1 m, girth - 19.5 m, weight – 220 tonnes. It is probably the second largest grand stone of Latvia.

A dwelling house of the 19th century
77/79 Pasta Street A filled framework building.

 

Agricultural and Business College
1 Pasta street This building was built in 1820 in the style of the Classicism.  Originally the regional school was located there.

Former Jekabpils Regional Court
120 Brīvības Street The house has been built in the style of Russian Classicism. Nowadays Jekabpils City Council has been located here.

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