Jelgava
Jelgava is a city in Latvia about 41 km southwest of Riga. Wikivoyage
Population 54,408 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Latvia
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Academia Petrina Museum · 930 m -
Ādolfa Alunāna memoriālais muzejs Museum · 500 m - Vecpilsētas māja Museum · 300 m
- Rainis Memorial · 570 m
- Nora Bumbiere Memorial · 820 m
- Ādolfs Alunāns Memorial · 900 m
- Ģederts Eliass Memorial · 940 m
- Lāčplēša pieminekļa fragments Attraction · 950 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Jelgava); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.