Brocēni Explained

Brocēni
Settlement Type:Town
Flag Size:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Latvia
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Saldus Municipality
Established Title:Town rights
Established Date:1992
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Latvia
Coordinates:56.6667°N 56°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Solvita Dūklava
Blank Name Sec1:Number of city council members
Blank Info Sec1:11
Area Blank1 Title:Rural territory
Area Blank1 Km2:100.349
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-3851; LV-3801
Area Code Type:Calling code
Area Code:+371 638
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Brocēni (; German: Brotzen) is a town in Saldus Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The town is situated along the river Ciecere, near lake Cieceres, which contains a large deposit of limestone that is used in the manufacturing of cement. From 2009 to 2021, the town was the center of Brocēni Municipality.

A Portland cement and slate factory, currently the only one in Latvia, was built from 1936 to 1938 by the Riga-based A/S Ch. Schmit cement factory of H. H. Šmits. The initial capacity was 60 thousand tons of cement per year. In 1948, during the Soviet occupation of Latvia, operations were expanded with the start of the nationalized Brocēni Cement and Roofing Slate Plant, Brocēni Lime Plant and Saldus Brick Plant. After the restoration of the independence of Latvia, the factory continued work and in 2005 was acquired by Cemex. In 2019, Cemex sold its assets in the Baltic States and the Nordic countries to the German .[1] [2]

Brocēni is also home to the Starts Brocēni football club and one of its successors, Brocēni NBJSS (Brocēni Municipality Children and Youth Sports School).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KG . SCHWENK Zement . Cement production history in Brocēni . 2023-07-30 . SCHWENK Latvija . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-20 . «Cemex» Baltijas un Ziemeļvalstu aktīvus pārdod Vācijas «Schwenk» . Cemex sells its Baltic and Nordic assets to the German Schwenk . 2023-07-30 . . lv.