Narrow gauge railway line during World War I: Lāčplēsis – Latgale
Infrastructure

The approximately 22 km long narrow gauge railway line of the First World War, which began at the current Lāčplēsis (Jelgava – Krustpils railway line) railway station (former Bahnhoff Kerghof), skirted Birzgali from the east, crossed the Žega River, then turned west, crossing the modern Abermaņa Road twice (connecting Ķeguma with the Vecumnieki (P88) road) and then along the Ķeizardambi (Kaiser – Damm) to the former Kurland Monument (Kurland Denkmal), where, judging by the LIDAR map visible (divided into three branches?), the final station was located. The Kurland Monument was located 680 m southeast of the Latgali village. The main purpose of the railway was to provide and support the front on the left bank of the Daugava with the necessary. During the First World War, there were German army barracks and warehouses near the Ķeizerdambs, and on the left bank of the Daugava near Puduri (0.6 km) and Podnieki (0.9 km), there were three German army concrete fire points. Today, the location of the railway line can be traced using LIDAR maps in nature. Some parts of it are also clearly visible in nature, especially when vegetation has not grown. The best time to go on an expedition is early spring or winter, when there is no snow.