Nereta

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Nereta ( German : Nerft)
Nereta coat of arms
Nereta (Latvia)
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Basic data
State : LatviaLatvia Latvia
Landscape: Semgallia ( Latvian : Zemgale )
Administrative district : Neretas novads
Coordinates : 56 ° 12 '  N , 25 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 12 '16 "  N , 25 ° 18' 28"  E
Residents : 1,128 (Jun 3, 2015)
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Height : 81  m
Website: www.neretasnovads.lv
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Nereta (German: Nerft ) is a place in southern Latvia , on the border with Lithuania , and is the center of the administrative unit of the same name, Neretas novads .

The Lithuanian border at Nereta

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1298. In 1711 the place died out due to the plague . Today's town was formed around Gut Nerft. There are extensive moorlands here .

Neretas novads

An administrative community of the municipalities of Nereta, Mazzalvas, Pilskalne and Slave has existed since 2009. (See also: Administrative division of Latvia )

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