Milzkalne is a village in Latvian Smārde parish administrative unit of the Engure municipality. The village was added to the Smārde district in 1965 as a Soviet collective farm during the Soviet Latvia (Latvian: Padomju Latvija) period. The Šlokenbeka Castle, a medieval fortified manor built in the 15th century, is located in Milzkalne.[1] Inside the Šlokenbeka Castles rooms there is a small Restaurant, hotel and The Latvian Road Museum.
Milzkalne | |
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Village | |
  Milzkalne | |
| Coordinates: 56°58′36″N 23°13′21″E / 56.976773°N 23.222364°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| District | Tukums |
| Municipality | Engure |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
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edit- Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and Manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga: Alberts Zarāns. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
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