Staicele
Staicele | |
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Town | |
 Street in the Staicele | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Staicele Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°50′N 24°44′E / 57.833°N 24.733°ECoordinates: 57°50′N 24°44′E / 57.833°N 24.733°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| District | Aloja Municipality |
| Town rights | 1992 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 808 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-4043 |
| Calling code | +371 640 |
Staicele (
pronunciation (help·info); German: Staizel; Livonian: Staitsõl) is a town in Latvia, and birthplace of Latvian conductor Jānis Zirnis.
The area of Staicele has been inhabited only since the 19th century when a tavern and ferryman's house on the banks of Salaca river are mentioned. In 1887 the owners of Rozēni and Ungura manors built a bridge over Salaca in that place. In 1897 a paper mill was built and a larger settlament started to grow around it. In 1913 a narrow gauge railway line was built to the factory.
After the First World War Staicele became the centre of the . It received village status in 1925.
In the Latvian SSR, Staicele became an Urban-type settlement in 1950. It received town rights in 1992 and since 2009 Staicele town is part of the Aloja Municipality.
See also[]
- List of cities in Latvia
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.
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