Country Latvia Elevation 215 m Population 596 (2006) | Municipality Vecpiebalga Local time Saturday 9:51 PM Parish Vecpiebalga parish | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Vecpiebalga is a village in Vecpiebalga municipality, Latvia. Vecpiebalga had 596 residents as of 2006.
Map of Vecpiebalga, Vecpiebalga parish, LV-4122, Latvia
Vecpiebalga is an important village in Latvian cultural identity
The first Latvian novel, Mernieku Laiki, (in English, The Time of the Land Surveyors") was written by two school teachers, Reinis Kaudzīte and Matīss Kaudzīte, in Vecpiebalga. Written in 1879, the novel details the transition from a communal way of life to a more modern, individualistic way of life. The village was also an important center of weaving Latvian textiles.
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Vecpiebalga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA