Ādaži
| Ādaži ( German : Neuermühlen) | |||
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 Latvia
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| Landscape: | Livonia ( Latvian : Vidzeme ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Ādažu novads | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 5 ' N , 24 ° 19' E | ||
| Residents : | 6,724 ( Mar 2, 2018) | ||
| Area : | 8.8 km² | ||
| Population density : | 764 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Website: | www.adazi.lv | ||
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Ādaži (German: Neuermühlen ) is a place and district center in Latvia , about 25 km northeast of the center of the capital Riga on the Gauja . In 2018 Ādaži had 6,724 inhabitants.
history
Neuermühlen Castle has been mentioned in a document at least since 1204.
The Battle of Neuermühlen took place in Neuermühlen in 1492, in which the Teutonic Order prevailed against the bishops of Riga as the protective power of Livonia.
present
Today Ādaži is home to the largest potato chip factory in Latvia.
The Latvian army maintains a troop base in the forest area near Kadaga, north of Ādaži, on the other bank of the Gauja . A NATO contingent , the Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia (LatBat), under the leadership of Canada , has been stationed there since June 20, 2017 .
Personalities
- Ferdinand Walter
- Johann Friedrich Schilling
- Balthasar Bergmann
- Liborius von Bergmann
literature
- Hans Feldmann , Heinz von zur Mühlen : Baltic historical local lexicon, part 2: Latvia (South Livland and Courland). Böhlau, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-412-06889-6 , p. 414.
- Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vietvārdu datubāze (settlement name database of the Latvian Geoinformation Office), accessed on January 8, 2019 (Latvian).
- ^ History of Neuermühlen, its castle, parish and church
- ↑ Thomas Gutschker: Where the Baltic States are Vulnerable , Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, June 25, 2017, p. 6