Why There’s a Secret Ghost Town in the Forests of Latvia

There is a village in the middle of nowhere in Latvia - or what is left of it. Around 2000 people used to live in the town of Irbene, there were apartment blocks, parks, a swimming pool and even a club. But: The town was top secret for decades - hardly anyone knew of its existence. Today the old buildings are abandoned and dilapidated. What's the story behind this mysterious place? A film by Matthias Schwarzer and Geraldine Oetken. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Everything about the radio telescope in Irbene (Ventspils University): https://en.virac.eu/astronomija-interesentiem/vesture Everything about the ghost town of Irbene (Bayerischer Rundfunk, German): https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendungen/euroblick/euroblick-lettland-irbene-100.html The race for space explained (National Air and Space Museum Washington): https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-was-space-race#:~:text=The%20Space%20Race%20began%20as,have%20the%20most%20superior%20technology. ----------------------------- Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/MatthiasSchwarzer ▪️FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/MatthiasSchwarzerTravelVlogs ▪️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️CONTACT: [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #latvia #irbene #lostplace #lostplaces #abandoned #abandonedplace