Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils (
pronunciation ; 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.[1] 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
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Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils | |
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Town | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Valdemārpils Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| 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 |
References
- LIIS: Young Latvians Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-12-31.
External links
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