Milzkalne
Milzkalne | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 56°58′36″N 23°13′21″E / 56.976773°N 23.222364°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Tukums |
| Parish | Smārde |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Milzkalne is a village in the Smārde Parish of Tukums Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The village was added to the Smārde district in 1965 as a Soviet collective farm during the Soviet Latvia (Latvian: Padomju Latvija) period. The Šlokenbeka Castle, a medieval fortified manor 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.
Milzkalne railway halt is situated about 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the village, and is located on the railway line between Riga and Tukums.