Walking Around Daugavpils Fortress
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WALKING AROUND DAUGAVPILS FORTRESS Tourism Guide CONTENTS WELCOME! Welcome! 3 How to get there? One can get to the Daugavpils Map 4 fortress from the city centre: Short history of the fortress 6 on foot along the protective dam (Daugavas Rules of conduct in the fortress 7 Street) from Dubrovins Park or taking Vienības Cafes and shops 8 Street and Cietokšņa Street ~ 25 minutes Culture and information centre 9 by bicycle along the Mark Rothko centre 10 protective dam (Daugavas Street) from Dubrovins Other services 11 Park or taking Vienības Daugavpils (Dinaburg, Dvinsk) Street and Cietokšņa Bridgehead 12 fortress is located in the very heart Street ~ 15 minutes of the second biggest city of the Main rampart 13 Republic of Latvia – only two taking an ecological kilometres away from the actual modern tram or a retro External fortifications 14 historical city centre. Still in the 18th tram No 3 (terminus century the small town of Dinaburg “Cietoksnis”), and making Fortress cathedral 15 was situated in the place that is some 200 meters on foot now occupied by an impressive ~ 15 minutes Nicholas gate 16 low fortification complex – the last bulwark or bastion-type fortification taking a microbus Mikhail gate 18 in the world. Daugavpils fortress No 13А (corner of was created as an ideal fortified Lāčplēša Street / Mihoelsa Alexander gate, Constantine gate 19 city, and nowadays the fortress has Street – terminus “Marka become a city in a city with ten wide Rotko mākslas centrs”) ~ Commandant’s house 20 streets, 80 buildings, squares, and 10 minutes public gardens. The total area of the Officer houses 21 fortress situated on both banks of taking a bus No 4 or No 13 the River Daugava is more than two (corner of Lāčplēša Street Soldier barracks 22 square kilometres. The fortress has / Alejas Street – bus stop data on 1200 inhabitants officially “Cietoksnis”) ~ 7 minutes Military hospital 23 registered in the fortress and living in 18 apartment houses. by car, crossing the Engineer arsenal 24 Daugavpils fortress is architectural motorway P67 and Vaļņu and town planning monument Street and taking Mihaila Warehouses 25 of State significance. Its territory Street. Coordinates: comprises 35 more individual 55.883832 | 26.497497 ~ Fortress garden 26 historical monuments. Today 6 minutes the fortress undergoes dynamic Memorial places 27 development as the greatest regional culture, tourism and Fortress cannons 28 business centre. We invite you to have a walk around Daugavpils Soviet heritage 29 fortress and enjoy its creative life! Contacts 30 Information on the project 31 3 5 10 12 4 13 4 12 12 9 12 14 13 12 12 4 17 18 12 16 4 5 18 11 12 15 16 13 18 12 12 5 13 16 12 6 4 16 1 18 2 7 4 8 5 16 5 5 3 SHORT HISTORY OF THE FORTRESS RULES OF CONDUCT IN THE FORTRESS 1810 Russian Emperor Alexander 1920– Fortress hosted three Dear inhabitants, tourists, guests! detectors; I validates the fortress 1940 infantry regiments and an • disturb, tease or hunt animals in construction plan in artillery regiment of the Daugavpils fortress is a specially the fortress territory; Dinaburg according to 4th Zemgale division of the protected area. We ask you to take • disturb, tease or hunt bats the project by Colonel – Latvian Army care after its cultural and historical residing in fortress fortifications engineer J. Heckel values. and buildings; 1941– Nazis arranged a Jewish • go by bicycle on the upper part of 1812 Marshal N.-C. Oudinot from 1944 ghetto and a camp for Soviet Daugavpils fortress is also a the protection rampart (you can Napoleon’s Army attacked prisoners of war in the residential part of the city, due to fall down from 11 meters!); the Dinaburg fortress for fortress territory “STALAG this reason we ask you to respect • walk around the upper part of the several times, but all his – 340” inviolability of private space. protection rampart during the dark attempts to conquer the According to the Law of the time and in bad weather fortress were unsuccessful. 1948– Daugavpils Military School Republic of Latvia “On Protection of conditions (strong wind, rain, Russian soldiers led by 1993 of aviation engineers was Cultural Monuments” and Binding snow, fog) as it is possible to slip Major-General G. Ulanov established in the fortress Regulations of Daugavpils City and fall in the moat; courageously fought off territory Council regarding requirements for • be rude to or cause inconvenience enemy attacks protection of cultural heritage and by one’s behaviour to other visitors 2011 Fortress Culture and culture monuments, it is allowed to of the fortress or its inhabitants; 1831 Fortress garrison participated Information Centre starts its stay in the fortress territory while • without any permission, organize in Polish uprising work in the reconstructed observing the following regulations: mass meetings or events; water tower building • throw rubbish in any place apart 1833 Grand consecration It is allowed to: from expressly provided places, ceremony of the fortress, 2013 Daugavpils Mark Rothko • view, take pictures and videos of litter the rampart, the moat, fortress flag and standard Art Centre is opened in the all freely accessible fortifications casemates or other fortifications. took place attended by the reconstructed building of and buildings; Emperor Nicholas I artillery arsenal • walk on the protection rampart Be warned that according to the (by observing personal safety; legislation of the Republic of 1863 Fortress garrison participated 2013 Latgale regional department particular attention should be paid Latvia non-observance of these in suppression of Polish of the Latvian State Police to children) and on all streets and rules and laws as well as violation uprising has moved into the repaired yards inside the territory (if there of other regulations will lead to premises of the former are no movement limitations); administrative and criminal liability! 1863 Warsaw fortifications for Commandant’s house and • ride bicycles on special bicycle protection of the bridge dwelling house of military lanes along pavements, to use and railway section Saint officers bicycle parking spots; Petersburg – Warsaw are • use and leave vehicles in specially finished 2013 Reconstruction of the designated areas; Nicholas gate is finished, • take pets for a walk (using a lead 1878 Construction of the a part of Nikolaja Street and a muzzle if required and taking Dinaburg fortress complex is (Nicholas Street) with necessary means for gathering completed buildings is reconstructed pets’ excrements); • make fires and use grill devices 1897 Rank of the Dvinsk 2014 1st coast lunette with corps only in expressly provided places; fortification is lowered de garde (guardroom) is • use only public toilets. by naming it a fortress – restored warehouse It is forbidden to: I have visited Daugavpils • without special agreement, 1914– World War I brings the fortress take any historical or other 1917 fortress at war. The 5th values (elements of buildings or headquarter of the Imperial fortifications – bricks, stones, Russian Army is located here road-paving blocks, wooden and at the end of 1917 metal elements and structures, utilities, etc.) out of the fortress 1918– Fortress is temporarily territory; 1920 occupied by Bolshevik, • tear down and destroy buildings German and Polish military or fortifications, plantations, forces monuments, ornamental and information objects; • without any permission, carry out works of earth digging, use metal 6 7 CAFES AND SHOPS DAUGAVPILS FORTRESS CULTURE AND INFORMATION CENTRE Café “Arsenal” Food shops After finishing the renovation the Water Tower building. works in 2011, Daugavpils Fortress The first floor of the Mark Rothko The corner of Imperatora Street Culture and Information Centre Free admission Art Centre hosts a cosy café. Its and Konstantīna Street is the place was established in the former Water Nikolaja Street 5. +371 654 24 043 interior is strongly kept in the style where one can find a small shop Tower building. Once the building [email protected] of the former artillery arsenal, offering both food products and that was built in 1865-1866 assured Order fortress tours: yet supplemented with modern main household goods. Each water supply system for the whole +371 654 22 818 pieces of art. The café offers vast morning one can buy here freshly fortress. The vessel of 3000 buckets menu of European cuisine, rich baked bread and sweet pastry. in volume located in the building business lunch for fair price. When Credit cards are accepted. was filled from three wells on the it is warm, the fortification territory Open: 8:00 – 22:00 (daily) bank of the River Daugava using a around the café looks especially steam-driven machine. The vessel impressive when regarding it from The shop at Hospitāļa Street 4 offers has been preserved till nowadays in the café terrace. The café “Arsenal” also a wide assortment of drinks a very good condition, and till now it has become a popular place used alongside with basic food products. is a part of the industrial heritage of by city inhabitants to celebrate Credit cards are accepted. this building. their wedding, anniversary and Open: 8:00 – 22:00 (daily) graduations festivities. During the The centre offers the main summer period it is advised to learn information on the fortress history, about possibilities of reservation of current events and development places. Credit cards are accepted. plans. Here one can see a small exposition presenting historical Mihaila Street 3. +371 27757872 drawings, photos, military uniforms www.arsenalcafe.net; and artefacts that have been found [email protected] in the fortress during previous years. Open: 10:00 – 22:00 (daily) The working office of the fortress administrator – modern civil “commandant” – is also located in 1 8 9 DAUGAVPILS MARK ROTHKO ART CENTRE OTHER SERVICES Mark Rothko Art Centre is located in surface of the exhibition halls is Residences Conference halls the building of the artillery arsenal 2000 m2.