City/Town:Kuld?ga

Name of the place:Waterfall Ventas Rumba

Country:Latvia

Province/Département:Kuld?ga Municipality

Region:Courland

Natural characteristics:Venta Rapid is a waterfall on the Venta River in Kuld?ga. It is the widest waterfall in Europe at 249 metres, and becomes as wide as 270 metres during spring floods. The height of the falls vary from 1.80 to 2.20 metres depending on the level of wate

Location:56°58?04.7?N 21°58?44.3?E

Reasons for its inclusion:Multiple legends seek to explain the formation of the Venta Rapid Waterfall

Related stories or tales:Story of Duke Jacob and others

Photos:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venta_Rapid#/media/File:Ventas_rumba,_13.05.2012.jpg