Ventspils is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country.
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10 Facts About Ventspils
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Ventspils developed around the Livonian Order Ventspils Castle, built along the Venta River.
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Under Soviet rule, an oil pipeline was built to Ventspils, and became the USSR's leading port in crude oil export.
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Ventspils is in the transition zone between an oceanic climate and a humid continental climate with winters just below freezing point and warm summers.
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Ventspils holds the national record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Latvia with 37.
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Ventspils is situated at the mouth of the Venta River, where it empties into the Baltic Sea, and is an important ice-free port.
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One of the most popular sporting facility in Ventspils is the Olympic Centre 'Ventspils' offering a basketball hall, ice hall, track-and-field arena, and football stadiums.
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Ventspils has a football team in FK Ventspils who compete in the Virsliga.
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Ventspils developed rapidly as a commercial harbour in the years of growth of Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
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CowParade in Ventspils took place in 2002, and now several cow sculptures reside in the city:.
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