Engure
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State : | Latvia | |
Landscape: | Courland ( Latvian : Kurzeme ) | |
Administrative district : | Engures novads | |
Coordinates : | 57 ° 10 ' N , 23 ° 13' E | |
Residents : | 1,456 | |
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Website: | www.engure.lv | |
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Engure (German Angern ) is a place in Latvia on the Gulf of Riga , 71 km west of the capital .
history
The place appears for the first time in 1245 in a document that defines a border between the territory of the Teutonic Order and the Bishop of Courland . Later a port was established. Today the place is a popular destination. In 2015, 1456 inhabitants were registered.
Engures Novads
In 2009 the municipalities of Engure, Smārde and the already existing Lapmežciema novads merged to form Engures novads. (See also: Administrative division of Latvia ). The administrative center is in Smārde. 8045 registered inhabitants live on 397.9 km². Parts of the Ķemeri National Park are in this area. Lake Engure is one of the largest lakes in Latvia.
literature
- Hans Feldmann , Heinz von zur Mühlen (ed.): Baltic historical local dictionary, part 2: Latvia (southern Livonia and Courland). Böhlau, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-412-06889-6 , p. 26.
- Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .