Valdemārpils

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Valdemārpils
 
City rights 1917
Location of Valdemārpils within Latvia
Location 57°22′N, 22°35′E
Other names Sasmaka (until 1926); Sassmacken
District Talsi District
Population 2,757
Postal code LV-3260
Calling code +371 32
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Homepage of Valdemārpils


Valdemārpils (pronunciation ) is a city in northwestern Latvia, near Talsi. The city is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Ārlava parish, who started modern Latvian seafaring. He is celebrated in the city with a memorial stone.