Valdemarpils
Encyclopedia
Valdemārpils (called Sasmaka until 1926) is a town
in northwestern Latvia
, near Talsi
. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs
, born in nearby Ārlava parish
, who was one of the leaders of the first Latvian National Awakening
. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in northwestern Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , 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 , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, near Talsi
Talsi
Talsi is a town in Latvia. It is the center of Talsi municipality.-Talsi:Talsi - known as 'The Town of Nine Hills' - perches above two lakes...
. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs
Krišjanis Valdemars
Krišjānis Valdemārs was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of the first Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvia...
, born in nearby Ārlava parish
Ārlava parish
- See also :* Nogale Castle...
, who was one of the leaders of the first Latvian National Awakening
Latvian National Awakening
The Latvian National Awakening refers to three distinct but ideologically related National revival movements:* the First Awakening refers to the national revival led by the Young Latvians from the 1850s to the 1880s,...
. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone.