Valdemārpils

Valdemārpils (pronunciation^ⓘ; German: Saßmacken, Yiddish: שאַסמאַקען, romanized: Shasmaken) (called Sasmaka until 1926) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in Talsi Municipality. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Valdgale parish (then part of Ārlava parish), who was one of the leaders of the First Latvian National Awakening.^[3] He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.

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  Sasmaka manor
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  Lutheran church in Valdemārpils
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  Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs
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  Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils

Valdemārpils
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Valdemārpils Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Talsi Municipality
Town rights	1917
Area [1]
• Total	3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
• Land	3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
• Water	0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,135
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-3260
Calling code	+371 632
Website	http://www.valdemarpils.lv/