Ērģeme
| Ērģeme ( German : Ermes) | |||
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| Landscape: | Livonia ( Latvian : Vidzeme ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Valkas novads | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 48 ' N , 25 ° 49' E | ||
| Residents : | 319 (Aug 10, 2015) | ||
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Ērģeme ( German Ermes ) is a village in the administrative district Valkas novads in Latvia with 319 inhabitants (2015). It is on the border with Estonia .
history
A castle of the Livonian Order was built here in the 14th century . The Battle of Ermes took place in 1560 during the Livonian War . The place is the center of a rural community with 941 inhabitants (2013).
Sons of the place
- Hermann von Walter (1864–1902), German-Baltic doctor and polar explorer
See also
Web links
Commons : Ērģemes pagasts - collection of images, videos and audio files
