Milzkalne is a village in

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

Smārde parish Smārde (German: ''Schmarden'') is a village in and center of Engure municipality, Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas ...

administrative unit of the Engure municipality. The village was added to the Smārde district in 1965 as a Soviet

collective farm Collective farming and communal farming are various types of, "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member ...

during the Soviet Latvia ( lv, Padomju Latvija) period. The

Šlokenbeka Castle Šlokenbeka Castle ( lv, Šlokenbekas pils, german: Ordensburg Schlockenbeck) is a fortified manor in the historical region of Semigallia, in Latvia. It is the only existing example of a fortified manor centre in Latvia. It started its existence ...

, a medieval

fortified manor A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

built in the 15th century, is located in Milzkalne. Inside the Šlokenbeka Castles rooms there is a small Restaurant, hotel and The Latvian Road Museum.

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