Sala (Latvia)
| Sala ( German : Holmhof) | |||
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| Landscape: | Semgallia ( Latvian : Zemgale ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Salas novads | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 30 ' N , 25 ° 46' E | ||
| Residents : | 1,541 (Jun 3, 2005) | ||
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| Website: | www.salasnovads.lv | ||
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Sala (German: Holmhof ) is a village in eastern Latvia , south of the Daugava River in the Sēlija region.
history
Up until the Second World War there was only a school building here. Today the city mainly consists of apartment buildings from the Soviet era as well as a middle school, a kindergarten, a cultural center and a pharmacy.
Salas novads
In 2009 the municipalities of Sala and Sēlpils merged into one administrative unit. (See also: Administrative division of Latvia ) The administration is located in Sala. In 2010, 4297 inhabitants were registered.
literature
- Hans Feldmann , Heinz von zur Mühlen (Hrsg.): Baltic historical local dictionary, part 2: Latvia (southern Livland and Courland). Böhlau, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-412-06889-6 , p. 223.
- Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .