Remains of a German army concrete fire point at the Kegums HPP reservoir near Podnieki
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Located in the Ķegums HPP reservoir, in a small bay, about 20-30 m from the Daugava bank opposite the Podnieki house. The outline of the fire point appears only when the water level in the Ķegums HPP reservoir is low. The rest of the time, they are under water and not visible. This is the third (from the Ķegums HPP, towards Jaunjelgava) of the fire points of the German army's defense line on the left bank of the Daugava during the First World War, which can be more or less traced along the entire length of the left bank of the Daugava. The aforementioned defense line is a large-scale military system that has not yet been fully evaluated as a single entity. The remains of the fire point can be viewed at low water level while taking a boat trip along the Ķegums HPP.
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Efforts to prevent the explosion of the Ķegums HPP
During World War II, when the armies retreated, a large number of militarily and logistically important facilities in Latvia were blown up so that these resources would not be left for the enemy. Such facilities were also in the vicinity of Ķegums, where one of the most important facilities is the Ķegums HPP, which, thanks to the efforts and efforts of its employees, was not completely destroyed.