Official Name: | Zīlāni |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Latvia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Jēkabpils Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Kūkas Parish |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 295[1] |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Dfb |
Zīlāni is a village in Kūkas Parish, Jēkabpils Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is located 3 km northeast of Jēkabpils town. The village lies on the A12 road, which is part of the E22. The village was formerly connected by railway but its station closed in 1995.
In the early twentieth century a number of depot workers in the village had revolutionary ideas and their own underground organization. They smuggled weapons. Today a 50 cm long dagger used by the workers is on display at the Jēkabpils History Museum.[2]
Zīlāni has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).