Town rights 1993 Postal code LV-5020 Area 6.8 km² Mayor Roberts Ozols | District Ogre District Time zone EET (UTC+2) Calling code +371 650 Local time Sunday 3:26 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Ķegums ( pronunciation ; German: Keggum)) is a town in Latvia, the administrative centre of Ķegums Municipality on the right bank of the Daugava River.
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History
The construction of the town was started in 1936 as a settlement to house the workers constructing the Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station. Ķegums was granted town status in 1991.
Sport
Ķegums has been host to the Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship and Sidecarcross World Championship numerous times. Ķegums hosted Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship during the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
References
Ķegums Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA