Lizums
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| Landscape: | Livonia ( Latvian : Vidzeme ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Gulbenes novads | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 12 ' N , 26 ° 22' E | ||
| Residents : | 1,414 (Sep 1, 2017) | ||
| Area : | 107.791 km² | ||
| Population density : | 13 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 161 m | ||
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Lizums is a settlement and the capital of the Lizums municipality in the Gulbene district of Livonia with 1,414 inhabitants.
etymology
In the Latvian language, lizums is a tall person; it can therefore be assumed that the first inhabitants of the parish were tall. Another theory is that the name is related to what people do. There used to be a lot of forests here. In order to make the land arable, a clearing ( līdums ) was created, which was called a līzums in the local dialect .
history
The settlement was built around the Lisohn manor after the opening of the Ieriķi - Gulbene railway line, which was closed in 1916. In 1933 Lizum received the status of a densely populated village.
Institutions
Lizum has a municipal administration, a secondary school, a cultural center, a library, a local museum, a post office and a pharmacy. Sights include the Jānis Brektes family house "Saulieši", the Lizuma manor house and the Leas Davidov Medene sculpture "Nationality".
Infrastructure
Lizums is on the state road 38 from Cesvaine to Velēna . The capital Riga is about two and a half hours away.
Individual evidence
- ↑ EN - Lizuma pagasts. Retrieved June 21, 2019 (lv-LV).