Mazsalaca (pronounced [ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ] (listen); Livonian: Piškisalāts, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi,[3] German: Salisburg) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It has 1269 inhabitants.
Mazsalaca | |
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![]() Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca | |
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![]() ![]() Mazsalaca Location in Latvia | |
Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E | |
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Municipality | Valmiera Municipality |
Town rights | 1928 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
• Land | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,124 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-4215 |
Calling code | +371 642 |
Number of city council members | 9 |
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.
During World War II, Mazsalaca was under German occupation from 4 July 1941 until 25 September 1944.[4] It was administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Lettland of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town,[5] which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2.[6]
People who were born, lived in Mazsalaca:
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