Aloja | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Flag Size: | 160px |
Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Latvia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Latvia |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Limbaži Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Valdis Bārda |
Established Title: | Town rights |
Established Date: | 1992 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 57.7667°N 76°W |
Elevation M: | 217 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | LV-40(64-65) |
Blank Name: | Calling code |
Blank Info: | 640 |
Aloja (German: Allendorf) is a town in Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, situated close to the border with Estonia. It was within the former Limbaži District until 2009.
Aloja as a settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1449. Aloja saw rapid development after Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920. In 1925, Aloja was granted a status of a village, and it also became a centre of the parish. In 1936, the new Rīga- Rūjiena railway line was constructed through Aloja.In 1992, Aloja was granted town rights. From 2009 until 2021, Aloja was the administrative center of the former Aloja Municipality.