Tārgale Explained

Tārgale
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name1:Ventspils municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tārgale parish
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1230
Population As Of:2005
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:681
Elevation M:10
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-3621 Tārgale

Tārgale is a village at the centre of Tārgale parish, Ventspils Municipality, Courland, Latvia. It is situated by the P122 road 13 km from the county council in Ventspils and 185 km from Riga.

The name of Tārgale is first mentioned in documents in the year 1230. The village has developed around the center of the Tārgale manor (Tergeln). In the palace of the manor a school was established (1942-1985), later - a kolkhoz office.[2] In Targale there is the parish administration, a primary school, and a post office.

Notes and References

  1. http://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www_obj.objekts?p_id=3379&p_back=0** LĢIA vietvārdu datubāze
  2. http://www.pilis.lv/a_pnm/view.php?id=388&prop_id=211 Pilis.lv Tārgales muiža