Seda (ⓘ) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is founded in 1952. The major local industry is extraction of peat. The town is remarkable for its 1950s-style Stalinist architecture, dating from the glory days of Seda, when workers from all over the Soviet Union came to work for the peat extraction enterprise.
Seda | |
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Town | |
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  Seda Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°38′N 25°45′E / 57.633°N 25.750°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Valmiera Municipality |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,114 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-4728 |
| Calling code | +371 647 |
| Website | http://www.valka.lv/?id=96 |
Joint stock company "Seda" is still a major employer.
The town and its people were the subject of the documentary film Seda: People of the Marsh (Latvian: Seda. Purva ļaudis; director Kaspars Goba; Latvia/Germany, 2004).
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Recreation centre in Seda -
Russian Orthodox church in Seda -
Seda Secondary School
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References edit
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Seda, Latvia at Wikimedia Commons
Seda (Latvia) travel guide from Wikivoyage- Website of JSC "Seda"
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