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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
Town
Baznīcas Street in Mazsalaca
Mazsalaca
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E
Country Latvia
MunicipalityValmiera Municipality
Town rights1928
Area
  Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
  Land2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
  Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total1,124
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4215
Calling code+371 642
Number of city council members9

History


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


People who were born, lived in Mazsalaca:


See also



References


  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz: Mazsalaca
  4. Освобождение городов
  5. "Europe | Doubts over Latvia 'meteor crash'". BBC News. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  6. Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 26.10.2009.Print version (2009-10-26). ""Mazsalaca meteorite" in Latvia – marketing hoax by Tele2 :: The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2012-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)




На других языках


- [en] Mazsalaca

[ru] Мазсалаца

Ма́зсалаца (латыш.  Mazsalaca) — город в Латвии, административный центр Мазсалацского края и Мазсалацской волости.



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