Mazsalaca town, Latvia
Mazsalaca (Livonian: Piškisalāts, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi, German: Salisburg) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It has 1269 inhabitants.
| Mazsalaca | |
| Town | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Valmiera Municipality |
| Town rights | 1928 |
| Area | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,075 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Postal code | LV-4215 |
| Calling code | +371 642 |
Geography
The area includes the largest known Stone Age burial site in Northern Europe and was first settled ca. 5000 BC. The present town began to develop in 1864, when a bridge over the Salaca river was constructed.
In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town, which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2.
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