Country Latvia Local time Sunday 9:49 PM Municipality Krustpils Municipality | Elevation 110 m Population 308 (2009) Parish Kūkas parish | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Zīlāni is a village in Kūkas parish, Krustpils municipality, Latvia. It is located 3 km northeast of Jēkabpils town. The village lies on the A12 road, which is part of the E22. The village was formerly connected by railway but its station closed in 1995.
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In the early twentieth century a number of depot workers in the village had revolutionary ideas and their own underground organization. They smuggled weapons. Today a 50 cm long dagger used by the workers is on display at the Jēkabpils History Museum.
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Zīlāni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA