Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 57°22′N 22°35′E / 57.367°N 22.583°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Town rights | 1917 |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
• 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/ |
Valdemārpils (ⓘ; 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. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone. Famous Jewish bibliographer and book collector Ephraim Deinard was born here in 1846.
- Lutheran church in Valdemārpils
- Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs
- Pentecostal church in Valdemārpils
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