Location

Ventspils is located in the north-west part of Latvia (57º23'06" northern latitude and 21º32'46" eastern longitude) near the place, where the river Venta flows into the Baltic Sea and 189 km from the capital city Riga. According to the number of inhabitants, Ventspils is the sixth largest Latvian city.

Area: 55,4 km², from which 38% are covered with forests, parks and water.
Number of inhabitants: 44 000
Climate: mild maritime climate with warm periods in winters and colder in summers. July is the warmest month. The average temperature in summer is +19 Cº, but it can reach +33.7 Cº. The average level of precipitation - 700 mm per year. Due to the maritime climate, Ventspils Port is ice-free during winters.

Distances from Ventspils

Amsterdam	1880 km	Moscow	1200 km
Athens	2800 km	Milan	2200 km
Barcelona	3000 km	Minsk	600 km
Belgrade	1700 km	Munich	1700 km
Berlin	1250 km	Oslo*	600 km
Bern	2100 km	Paris	2400 km
Brussels	2000 km	St. Petersburg	700 km
Bucharest	1850 km	Prague	1300 km
Budapest	1350 km	Rome	2500 km
Dublin	2700 km	Sofia	2100 km
Helsinki*	500 km	Istanbul	2700 km
Copenhagen*	700 km	Stockholm*	60 km
Kiev	1100 km	Tallinn	500 km
Cologne	1800 km	Vilnius	400 km
Lisbon	4200 km	Warsaw	750 km
London	2300 km	Vienna	1400 km
Madrid	3600 km	Zagreb	1750 km

*
Oslo 600 km + a ferry Ventspils-Nineshamn
Helsinki 500 km + a ferry from Tallinn
Copenhagen 700 km + a ferry Ventspils-Nineshamn (or 1600 km through Warsaw)
Stockholm 60 km + a ferry Ventspils - Nineshamn