Liepupe

Liepupe
village
Liepupe manor house
Liepupe manor house
Liepupe is located in Latvia
Liepupe
Liepupe
Coordinates: 57°27′48″N 24°28′16″E / 57.46333°N 24.47111°E / 57.46333; 24.47111
Country Latvia
MunicipalityLimbaži Municipality
ParishLiepupe Parish
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
326

Liepupe is a village in Latvia, in the Liepupe parish of Limbaži Municipality. The village is located 5 km from the Baltic Sea coast Metsepole Plain and Seaside Lowlands. The name of the village and the river Liepupe flowing through it comes from the Latvianized ancient Livs name Pernigele ( pārn - linden tree, joug - river; respectively liepa + upe),[2] (which is also a cognate of "Pärnu River": Estonian: Pärnu jõgi).

History

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The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Liepupe estate. Liepupe Manor, built in 1751, is one of the best preserved baroque manors in Vidzeme.

Culture

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The Baltic Acoustic Music Festival, the Silver Gull, is being held in Liepupe since 2012. Liepupe has a library. Liepupe village church is located in Jelgavkrasti [lv] village.

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