Mazsalaca
Mazsalaca (pronounced [ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ] (
listen); Livonian: Piški Salats, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi, 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.webp) Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mazsalaca Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′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 (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,124 |
| • 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 |
History
The 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.[3] It was administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Lettland of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town,[4] which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2.[5]
People
People who were born, lived in Mazsalaca:
- Gustavs Ērenpreiss (1891 - 1956) - bicycle master
- 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
References
- https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
- https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
- 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
- Mazsalaca Municipality portal
Media related to Mazsalaca at Wikimedia Commons