Valdemārpils

Valdemārpils
Town

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Valdemārpils
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E / 57.367°N 22.583°E / 57.367; 22.583Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E / 57.367°N 22.583°E / 57.367; 22.583
Country  Latvia
District Talsi District
Town rights 1917
Population
 • Total 2,757
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code LV-3260
Calling code +371 632

Valdemārpils ( pronunciation ; German: Saßmacken) (called Sasmaka until 1926) is a town in northwestern Latvia, near Talsi. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Valdgale parish (then part of Ārlava parish), who was one of the leaders of the First Latvian National Awakening.[1] He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.

References

  1. ↑ LIIS: Young Latvians Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine., 2010-12-31.


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