Valdemārpils

Valdemārpils (pronunciation ; 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.

  • Sasmaka manor
  • Lutheran church in Valdemārpils
  • Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs
  • Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils
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Valdemārpils
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E
Country Latvia
MunicipalityTalsi Municipality
Town rights1917
Population
 • Total2,757
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-3260
Calling code+371 632

References
  1. LIIS: Young Latvians Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-12-31.
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