Valdemārpils (; German: Saßmacken) (called Sasmaka until 1926) is a town in northwestern Latvia, in Talsi Municipality. 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.[3] He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.
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Lutheran church in Valdemārpils -
Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs -
Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils
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Valdemārpils | |
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Town | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Valdemārpils Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E / 57.367°N 22.583°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Town rights | 1917 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,135 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-3260 |
| Calling code | +371 632 |
| Website | http://www.valdemarpils.lv/ |
References
edit- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "LIIS: Young Latvians". 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
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