Town rights 1917 Postal code LV-3294 Area 4.34 km² | District Talsi municipality Time zone EET (UTC+2) Calling code +371 632 Local time Monday 3:56 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Sabile ( pronunciation ; German: Zabeln) is a town in Talsi municipality, Latvia.
Map of Sabile, Sabiles pils%C4%93ta, LV-3294, Latvia
Sabile was first mentioned in chronicles in 1253. From the 14th century to the 16th century, it was a site of a castle of the Livonian Order and a village near the castle. Sabilė became a town in 1917. The Vīna kalns of Sabile used to be the most northern open-air vineyard in the world, registered in the Guinness Book of Records. The winemaking tradition in Sabile dates back to the 16th century. The Sabile Castle Mound, which was the center of the district from the 10th century to the 13th century, overlooks Sabile and the valley of the Abava River.
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