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Jekabpils (Latvian: Jēkabpils; German: Jakobstadt; Polish: Jakubów) is a town in Selonia, Latvia roughly halfway between Riga and Daugavpils. The Daugava River runs through the town, and the ancient valley, branches, and islands of the river are considered picturesque. The town was home to an air base during Soviet rule. A stone cross-castle - Cruczeborch (German: Kreutzburg) - was built in 1237 by the crusading Livonian Order. Archeological excavations on the castle mound indicate that this place was a busy trading centre for the Latgalians, one of the Latvian tribes. When the castle was built, the village of Krustpils grew up around it. The village was often destroyed during local wars, such as Polish-Swedish battles, but was always rebuilt afterward. During the 17th century persecuted Old Believers from Russia settled along the Daugava river. In 1670 this settlement gradually growing around the Salas tavern became known as Jekabpils (Jakobstadt in German) in honor of the Duke of Courland, Jacob Kettler, who granted it its city charter. A local legend about the town's origin states that the duke was hunting one day but became lost. At the Daugava River he simultaneously spotted a lynx underneath a fir tree as well as a town at the same time. This image of the lynx underneath a fir tree is the town's coat of arms ... more on Wikipedia.The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
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