Brocēni is a
townA town is a type of settlement ranging from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition...
in southern
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
along the river Cieceres Upe in the
Saldus DistrictSaldus District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.-Cities and parishes:*Saldus city*Brocēni town*Ezeres parish*Gaiķu parish*Jaunauces parish*Jaunlutriņu parish*Kursīšu parish*Lutriņu parish...
. The town is near lake Cieceres Ezers, which contains a large deposit of
limestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geologic record...
, which is used in the manufacture of
cementIn the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term "opus caementicium" to describe masonry which resembled concrete and was made from crushed...
. During the Second World War, a cement and slate factory was built in the town. It is also home to the
Starts BrocēniStarts Brocēni is a Latvian football club. Currently it plays in the 2nd Latvian league under the name Saldus FK/Brocēni . It was one of the leading Latvian clubs in 1960s-1970s.-CSK Brocēni:...
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
club.
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Brocēni is a
townA town is a type of settlement ranging from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition...
in southern
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
along the river Cieceres Upe in the
Saldus DistrictSaldus District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.-Cities and parishes:*Saldus city*Brocēni town*Ezeres parish*Gaiķu parish*Jaunauces parish*Jaunlutriņu parish*Kursīšu parish*Lutriņu parish...
. The town is near lake Cieceres Ezers, which contains a large deposit of
limestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geologic record...
, which is used in the manufacture of
cementIn the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term "opus caementicium" to describe masonry which resembled concrete and was made from crushed...
. During the Second World War, a cement and slate factory was built in the town. It is also home to the
Starts BrocēniStarts Brocēni is a Latvian football club. Currently it plays in the 2nd Latvian league under the name Saldus FK/Brocēni . It was one of the leading Latvian clubs in 1960s-1970s.-CSK Brocēni:...
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
club.