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/

References

1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
3. "LIIS: Young Latvians". 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.

External links

• Media related to Valdemārpils at Wikimedia Commons