Limbaži
Sign in to saveLimbaži (, , , ) is a town and the center of Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia, with a population of 6,888. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, Limbaži was a fortified town with stone walls, second in importance only to Riga.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Limbaži
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Limbažu vecpilsēta.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Limbaži old town
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera Limbazi.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Limbazi COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Latvia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Latvia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Limbaži municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sigita Upmale
- Settlement.established_title
- City status
- Settlement.established_date
- 1385
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Medieval Limbaži
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Twentieth century
- Demographics
- Notable residents
- Notable locations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Limbaži (, , , ) is a town and the center of Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia, with a population of 6,888. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, Limbaži was a fortified town with stone walls, second in importance only to Riga.
==Etymology== The name is believed to be a Latvianised version (hence the -aži ending) of the Livonian word Lembsel (Lemesel) meaning "wide isle in a forest swamp". The German Lemsahl (Lemsal) is derived from the Livonian name.