Aloja, Latvia
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Aloja | |
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Town | |
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![]() ![]() Aloja Location in Latvia | |
Coordinates: 57°46′N 24°52′E / 57.767°N 24.867°ECoordinates: 57°46′N 24°52′E / 57.767°N 24.867°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Municipality | Aloja Municipality |
Town rights | 1992 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Valdis Bārda |
Area | |
• Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi) |
Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,091 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-40(64-65) |
Calling code | 640 |
Website | www |
Aloja (German: Allendorf) is a town in northern Latvia, close to the border with Estonia. Until 2009 it was within the country's Limbaži District.
Aloja as a settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1449. Aloja saw rapid development after Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920. In 1925 Aloja was granted a status of a village and it became also a centre of the parish. In 1936 new Rīga- Rūjiena railway line was constructed through Aloja. In 1992 Aloja was granted town rights. Since 2009 Aloja is administrative center of the Aloja municipality.
Notable residents[]
- Pāvils Dreijmanis, architect
- , actor
Gallery[]
Aloja Lutheran church
Aloja Orthodox church
Aloja library
Aloja fire station
References[]
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- ^ 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.
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