Valdemārpils
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| Valdemārpils | ||
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| Country |  Latvia |
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| District | Talsi District | |
| Town rights | 1917 | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 2,757 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | LV-3260 | |
| Calling code | +371 632 | |
Valdemārpils (<phonos file="Lv-Valdemārpils.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>; 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.
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Lutheran church in Valdemārpils
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Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs
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Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils
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References
- ↑ LIIS: Young Latvians, 2010-12-31.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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