SÄ“lpils

Sēlpils or Sēlpils ( German: Selburg, Latin: castrum Selonum ) is a town in eastern Latvia, which had city rights in the 17th century, and the center of the old Sēlija ( German: Oberlettland ) was formed.

History

Archaeological evidence that Sēlpils, 17 km to the west of the modern Jēkabpils was a larger settlement from the 10th to the 13th century. It was used by the selenium or Selonians and their Lithuanian allies as a base for raids on lettgallisches and Livonian area. The Chronicle of Henry of Latvia (Latin: Heinrici Chronicon Lyvoniae ) describes his conquest of 1208 by the Livonian Order, under Albert of Buxhoeveden and their Christianized Liv allies. 1218-1226 Sēlpils was temporary seat of a diocese under the leadership of Bishop selonischen Bernhard, after which it came under the rule of the Livonian Order, who built fortifications for the Vogt of the Order there.

As part of the Duchy Semgallen Selburg received in 1621 by Friedrich Kettler city rights. During the Great Northern War the castle was blown up in 1704 by Swedish troops today are only the remains of the foundations visible. After the plague epidemic in 1711, the place was deserted.

• The center of the church today Sēlpils located in neighboring Sala.
• Georg Mancelius was pastor from 1620 to 1625 in Selburg. Gotthard Friedrich Stender 1766-1796 practiced, known as the Old Stender this office.