Vecpiebalga

Vecpiebalga
Village
Vecpiebalga
Location of Vecpiebalga within Latvia
Coordinates: 57°3′43″N 25°48′39″E / 57.06194°N 25.81083°E / 57.06194; 25.81083Coordinates: 57°3′43″N 25°48′39″E / 57.06194°N 25.81083°E / 57.06194; 25.81083
Country  Latvia
Municipality Vecpiebalga
Parish Vecpiebalga
Population (2017)[1]
  Total 501

Vecpiebalga is a village in Vecpiebalga municipality, Latvia. Vecpiebalga had 501 residents as of 2017.

Vecpiebalga is an important village in Latvian cultural identity.

The first Latvian novel, "The Time of the Land Surveyors" (orig. Mērnieku laiki) was written by two school teachers, Reinis Kaudzīte and Matīss Kaudzīte, in Vecpiebalga. Written in 1879, the novel details the transition from a communal way of life to a more modern, individualistic way of life. The village was also an important center of weaving Latvian textiles.

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