Vilkupe

Vilkupe cemetery

Vilkupe [Wolves' river] is a small village in the south-east of Latvia. The village is located in the district of Jēkabpils, and bordering the district of Daugavpils. Vilkupe belongs to the municipality of Aknīste. Vilkupe borders Gārsene (Gārsene Manor), Asere (Asare), and Susēja. The village center is located in the Suseja river valley.

Three rivers flow through the village, the Dienvidsusēja, Dobe and Vilkupe rivers. Also, there are two lakes, Vilkupe (Zuju) lake and Mežezers (Forest lake).

There are about 80 residents of the village, but their number is decreasing every year. The village has about 27 houses, of which people live in only 17.

Three old inns are located in Vilkupe, Vārpu Krogs, the Velna Krogs (Devil's Inn) and Skursteņkrogs. Ancient water mill sluice wall fragments of an old stone bridge over the river Dobe, Eglona-Susēja canal built during the reign of Duke Jacob, milk processing plant and a sovkhoz (state farm) which nowadays is abandoned.