The Abava is a river in Latvia and the largest tributary of the Venta . It flows through Tukums , Talsi and Kuldiga districts . Fifty percent of the Abava basin is covered by forests.
5-599: Its valley was submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The river begins at the Lestenes-Ēnavas marsh , on the eastern side of the Eastern Courland Highlands at an elevation of fifty-four metres (177 ft) above sea level . The upper Abava is straightened, and flows in a northerly direction. At Kandava , it turns westward and follows a winding course. It descends through
10-579: A height of 51 metres (167 ft). The river has a number of dolomite rapids with a velocity of 2 metres per second (6.6 ft/s). The second largest waterfall in Latvia, the Abava Waterfall (Latvian: Abavas rumba ), is on this river. The Abava is crossed by an unusual "Bridge to Nowhere" (Tilts uz nekurieni) in Irlava parish, near Sāti. Built in 1940 as part of a planned railway between Tukums and Kuldiga, it
15-745: A river in Latvia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Abava Valley The Abava Valley is the valley of the Abava River in Talsi , Tukums , and Kuldīga municipalities, Latvia , in the historical Kurzeme region. Following inclusion on the World Monuments Fund 's Watch List of endangered heritage sites, on 20 June 1996 the Republic of Latvia designated the Abava Valley as specially protected cultural territory and on 03/01/2005 it
20-449: Was completed but the railway linkage construction was halted by World War II . During their occupation of Latvia , the Germans made initial plans to complete the railroad, but were unsuccessful in carrying the plans to completion. The concrete span is 55 meters in length. This Courland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
25-447: Was submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The valley is the route of the historical road from Riga to Prussia and Northern Germany, and as such, it is rich in historical and cultural monuments. In its vicinity there are 16 protected nature monuments , such as Devil's Stone , Devil's Cave and Chambers of Mara , five rocks, seven rapids and three historical estate parks. This Courland location article
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