Strangers in the border zone
Border guards had a unique way of finding out about strangers in the border area.
It happened in the mid-eighties, when we lived near Jaunmuiža. One day, Russian-speaking army officers suddenly arrived and announced that a very dangerous criminal – a murderer – had escaped. At the same time, they reassured us that their soldiers would come and “comb” the area. After this incident, the man allegedly reassured us that it was just a training exercise, and that the officers in question were “provocateurs”. The idea of such a method of intimidation was “far-fetched” - so that any local resident who saw a stranger in the border area would immediately report this fact to the border guards.
Related objects
Mazirbe Nautical School
The Soviet Border Guard Tower in this complex is one of the best preserved of its kind on the Latvian coast. Unfortunately, the condition of the buildings is poor, there is a rifle loading/unloading site on the site, and a drive and fragments of trenches have been salvaged.
The Coast Guard post was located in the former Marine School building. In the post-Soviet period, accommodation was offered in parts of the buildings.
The second tower of the Soviet Border Guard is located about 400 m from the beach, but unfortunately it is in a state of disrepair. However, the Mazirbe boat cemetery is located not more than 500 m from the beach tower towards Sīkrags.
