- Source: Staburadze
Staburags or Staburadze was an unusual 18-meter (59 ft) high cliff on the bank of the Daugava River in Latvia shaped and formed by lime-rich springs. According to a legend, it was once a girl in mourning who was petrified.
Since 1965, the cliff has been submerged at a depth of 6.5 meters (21 ft) due to the construction of the Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station dam.
In literature
In Andrejs Pumpurs' epic poem Lāčplēsis, Staburadze was the name of a goddess living in a crystal palace beneath the whirlpool at the foot of the cliff.
References
External links
"Słupi-róg". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 10. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1889. p. 859.