Staburadze

A 2006 stamp by Latvian Post dedicated to Staburags

Staburags or Staburadze was an unusual 18-metre high cliff on the bank of Daugava in Latvia shaped and formed by lime-rich springs. According to a legend, it was a mourning girl that had turned into rock.

Since 1965 the cliff has been 6.5 meters underwater due to the construction of Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station dam.^[1]

References[]

^ Rozenberga, Māra (July 28, 2015). "50 years since legendary Staburags cliffs disappeared". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

External links[]

"Słupi-róg". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 10. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1889. p. 859.

Coordinates: 56°34′43″N 25°28′58″E / 56.5786°N 25.4828°E / 56.5786; 25.4828

[1] Rozenberga, Māra (July 28, 2015). "50 years since legendary Staburags cliffs disappeared". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

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