Valdemārpils Explained

Valdemārpils
Settlement Type:Town
Flag Size:100
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Latvia
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Talsi Municipality
Established Title:Town rights
Established Date:1917
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Latvia
Coordinates:57.3667°N 57°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-3260
Area Code Type:Calling code
Area Code:+371 632
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Website:http://www.valdemarpils.lv/

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.[1] He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIIS: Young Latvians. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001034442/http://www.liis.lv/latval/literval/lit18.htm . 2011-10-01. 2010-12-31.