Everything about Aizkraukle totally explained
Aizkraukle, formerly known by its
German name of Ascheraden, lies on the right bank of the
Daugava River in
Latvia.
The site was used by the
German knights for the building of a
castle in the
Middle Ages, of which some ruins still remain.
The present city of Aizkraukle was built in the 1960s as a village for the builders of the nearby hydroelectric power plant of
Pļaviņas. It became a city in 1967. It was initially named
Stučka (after a Latvian communist) during the
Soviet era. In 1991 it was renamed Aizkraukle, the historical local name.
General industries in the area are: power generation, woodworking, printing and agriculture.
In 2004 Aizkraukle was nominated "The tidiest town in Latvia 2004" in its size group.
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