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Vecsēlpils ("old Sēlpils", formerly Sēlpils; german: Selburg) is a village in
Sēlpils Parish Sēlpils is a village in Sēlpils Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, L ...
,
Jēkabpils Municipality Jēkabpils Municipality ( lv, Jēkabpils novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ābeļi Parish, Dignāja Parish, Dunava Parish, Kalna Parish, Leimaņi Parish, Rubene Parish and Zasa Parish. Dur ...
in the
Selonia Selonia ( lv, Sēlija; lt, Sėla), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia ( lv, Zemgale) as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania ...
region of
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 ...
, on the location of the ancient
Selonia Selonia ( lv, Sēlija; lt, Sėla), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia ( lv, Zemgale) as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania ...
n town of Sēlpils. The ruins of the ancient
Sēlpils Castle Sēlpils Castle ( lv, Sēlpils pils; la, Castrum Selonum) is an ancient castle in Sēlpils Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. History It was built in place of the ancient Sēlpils hillfort ( lv, Sēlpils pilsk ...
were on the left bank of Daugava near Vecsēlpils, but are now on an island since the construction of
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station The Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station has the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and one of the biggest in the European Union. It is located in Aizkraukle on the Daugava River. It has ten individual water turbines with an instal ...
and reservoir.Sēlpils pilskalns, viduslaiku pils (drupas)
(Sēlpils hillfort, a mediaeval castle (ruins))


See also

* Jaunsēlpils ("new Sēlpils"), developed about 6 km south of the previous location around a railway station built at the beginning of the 20th century.


References

Villages in Latvia Jēkabpils Municipality Friedrichstadt County Selonia {{Latvia-geo-stub