Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2012, Ventspils had a population of 41,998. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means 'castle on the Venta', referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River (...)(from Wikipedia)