Facts About Tukums
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The historical centre of Tukums developed between trade routes leading from the mouth of the Daugava River to Prussia.
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In 2019, the town becomes home to the second-largest tire recycling plant in Latvia.
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Tukums is twinned with: Andrychów, Poland; Bnei Ayish, Israel; Chennevières-Sur-Marne, France; Izium, Ukraine; Karelichy, Belarus; Krasnogorsk, Russia; Plungė, Lithuania; Scheeßel, Germany & Tidaholm, Sweden.
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Tukums is a town in Latvia.
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Tukums received its town rights in 1795.