It is situated in a valley, in a swampy place, on the right bank of the Sulupīte River that flows into the Melnupe River.
On the 12 m high steep bank of the Salaca River, in the bight of Vīksnas, there are occasional sandstone exposures.
Geological-geomorphological heritage – state protected nature territory. The Sietiņiezis Rock is the largest white sandstone detrition in Latvia.
The Holy Spring Cave is the first cave in Latvia mentioned in scientific literature. Already in 1764 it was examined by ethnographer G. F. Millers.