Staburadze

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.

A 2006 stamp by Latvian Post dedicated to Staburags

Since 1965 the cliff stands 6.5 meters below water due to the erection 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 in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume X (Rukszenice — Sochaczew) 1889, S. 859. (in Polish)

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