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| The castle of the Livonian Order |
The castle of the Livonian Order has been standing on the bank of the river Venta for eight centuries. It is the oldest medieval fortress in Latvia that has been preserved up to nowadays and is the oldest building in the present territory of Ventspils.
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| Coat of arms of Ventspils |
The oldest known pattern of the coat of arms of Ventspils can be seen in a stamp of a document dated in 1369. The knight's cross and a horn, the two main components of the coat of arms, have not fundamentally changed for several centuries.
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| History |
Ventspils is one of the oldest cities of Latvia. The Castle of the Livonian Order, first mentioned in historical documents of 1290, is considered to be the first building in the present territory of Ventspils.
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| The Market Square |
The Market Square has long been the place of interest for those studying and researching the history of construction and planning of the Old Ventspils. For some time it was even believed to be the first historic centre of the city.
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