Mazsalaca

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Mazsalaca
Town
Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca
Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca
Coat of arms of Mazsalaca
Coat of arms
Mazsalaca is located in Latvia
Mazsalaca
Mazsalaca
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E / 57.867°N 25.050°E / 57.867; 25.050Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E / 57.867°N 25.050°E / 57.867; 25.050
Country Latvia
DistrictMazsalaca municipality
Town rights1928
Area
 • Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
 • Land2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
 • Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,124
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4215
Calling code+371 642
Number of city council members9

Mazsalaca (pronounced [ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ] (About this soundlisten); Livonian: Piški Salats, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi, German: Salisburg) is a town in Mazsalaca municipality, Vidzeme, Latvia with 1269 inhabitants.

Geography[]

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.

In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town,[3] which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2.[4]

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[]

  • List of cities in Latvia

References[]

  1. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Europe | Doubts over Latvia 'meteor crash'". BBC News. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. ^ 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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