Liepupe

Liepupe
village
Liepupe manor house
Liepupe
Coordinates: 57°27′48″N 24°28′16″E / 57.46333°N 24.47111°E / 57.46333; 24.47111Coordinates: 57°27′48″N 24°28′16″E / 57.46333°N 24.47111°E / 57.46333; 24.47111
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Salacgrīva Municipality
Parish	Liepupe Parish
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	326

Liepupe is a village in Latvia, in Liepupe parish of Salacgrīva Municipality. The village is located 5 km from the Baltic Sea coast Metsepole Plain and Seaside Lowlands. The name of the village and the river Liepupe flowing through it comes from the Latvianized ancient Livs name Pernigele , distortion of the words "parnarna", "yogur river", which also means "Pärnu River" in Latvian.

History[]

The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Liepupe estate. , built in 1751, is one of the best preserved baroque manors in Vidzeme.

Culture[]

The Baltic Acoustic Music Festival, the Silver Gull, is hold in Liepupe since 2012. Liepupe has a library. Liepupe village church is located in Jelgavkrast village.

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