Mazsalaca (pronounced [ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ] ; Livonian: Piškisalāts, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi,[3] German: Salisburg) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It has 1269 inhabitants.
Mazsalaca | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mazsalaca Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E / 57.867°N 25.050°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Valmiera Municipality |
| Town rights | 1928 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,113 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-4215 |
| Calling code | +371 642 |
| Number of city council members | 9 |
| Website | http://www.mazsalaca.lv/public/eng/ |
History
editThe area includes the largest known Stone Age burial site in Northern Europe and was first settled ca. 5000 BC. The present town began to develop in 1864, when a bridge over the Salaca river was constructed.
During World War II, Mazsalaca was under German occupation from 4 July 1941 until 25 September 1944.[4] It was administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Lettland of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town,[5] which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2.[6]
People
editPeople who were born, lived in Mazsalaca:
- Gustavs Ērenpreiss (1891–1956) – manufacturer of bicycles
- Augusts Kirhenšteins (1876–1963) – microbiologist and educator
- Valters Hirte (1913–1983) – craftsman
- Ansis Epners (1937–2003) – film director
- Oskars Perro (1918–2003) – soldier and writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz: Mazsalaca
- ^ Освобождение городов
- ^ "Europe | Doubts over Latvia 'meteor crash'". BBC News. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 26.10.2009.Print version (2009-10-26). ""Mazsalaca meteorite" in Latvia – marketing hoax by Tele2 :: The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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External links
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Media related to Mazsalaca at Wikimedia Commons- Mazsalaca Municipality portal
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