Seda, Latvia

Seda (pronunciation ) is a town in Latvia founded in 1952. The major local industry is extraction of peat. The town is remarkable for its 1950s-style Stalinist architecture, dating from the glory days of Seda, when workers from all over the Soviet Union came to work for the peat extraction enterprise.

Seda
Town
Coat of arms
Seda
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°38′N 25°45′E
Country Latvia
MunicipalityStrenči municipality
Town rights1991
Population
 • Total1,744
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4728
Calling code+371 647
Websitehttp://www.valka.lv/?id=96

Joint stock company "Seda" is still a major employer.

The town and its people were the subject of the documentary film Seda: People of the Marsh (Latvian: Seda. Purva ļaudis; director Kaspars Goba; Latvia/Germany, 2004).

  • Recreation centre in Seda
  • Russian Orthodox church in Seda
  • Seda Secondary School

See also
  • List of cities in Latvia
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