Ādaži
Ādaži ([ˈaː.da.ʒi]) (formerly German: Neuermühlen) is town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. Town is administrative center of Ādaži Municipality. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga.
Ādaži | |
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Town | |
 Former Ādažu Parish House in 2000. | |
  Ādaži Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°04′N 24°20′E | |
| Country |  |
| Municipality | Ādaži Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 6,734 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-2164 |
| Website | Ādaži official site |
Ādaži has administrative offices, schools (Ādaži Secondary School, Ādaži Elementary School and Ādaži Free Waldorf School), Kindergarten Strautins, several shops (Maxima, Rimi, Elvi) and service companies. Latvia's longest river Gauja flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides town into two parts. [1]
Ādaži also has a wakeboarding club on the Gauja with the same name - Ādaži.
The town is mostly known due to the nearby Latfood factory producing Ādažu Čipsi, the best known potato chip brand in Latvia.
History
The castle of Neuermühlen has been documented since at least 1204. [2]
Here the Battle of Neuermühlen took place in 1492. After the battle the Bishop of Riga has to recognize the Teutonic Order as Overlord of Livonia.
The modern village of Ādaži is formed around the center of the former Gauja Manor ( Aahof ) or the Gauja-Plava Manor, [3] but the newest part of the village Vejupe on the right bank - around the center of the Remberg manor ( Ringenberg ). Gauja Manor was located in the ancient Bukultu and Baltezers areas. territory, in the 19th century it was called Ādaži-Carnikava Parish.
Military installations
There is also a training camp of the Latvian Army in Ādaži.[4] In September 2016, Latvia's Defence Minister Raimonds Bergmanis said infrastructure at the base was "being constructed and modernized at a fast pace"[5] in preparation for a Canadian-led 450 strong multi-national NATO battalion (part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence) expected to deploy to Latvia in the spring of 2017.[6]
Transportation
Ādaži location on the A1 road (Latvia), part of Via Baltica international highway favors transit and transport industries.
References
- Ādaži, adazi.lv
- History of Neuermühlen, its castle, parish and church
- Bienenstamm, H. von. Geographischer Arbiss der Dreideutschen Ostsee-Provinzen Russlands; oder oder, der Gouvernemens Ehst-, Liv- und Kurland . Riga: bei Deubner, 1826. S.227.
- Ādaži camp official site
- "NATO reinforcements to arrive early 2017". LSM Latvian Public Broadcasting. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- "Multinational NATO battalion to arrive in Latvia in the spring - ambassador". LETA Latvian Information Agency. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.