Kandava
| Kandava | ||
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| Town | ||
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Street in Kandava | ||
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  Kandava Location in Latvia | ||
| Coordinates: 57°2′N 22°45′E / 57.033°N 22.750°ECoordinates: 57°2′N 22°45′E / 57.033°N 22.750°E | ||
| Country |
 Latvia | |
| District | Kandava municipality | |
| Town rights | 1917 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alfreds Ķieģelis | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 3,816 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | LV-3120 | |
| Calling code | +371 631 | |
| Number of city council members | 11 | |
Former guard tower (1334)
Kandava (
pronunciation ; German: Kandau; Livonian: Kāndav) is a town in Latvia. As a settlement, it is first mentioned in 1230 in a peace treaty between the residents of Riga and the residents of the Abava valley in Courland. A military castle was built around 1257, but it was gradually dismantled over the years and now only its foundations can be seen in a town park.[1] The oldest remaining structure is a guard tower built in 1334 and later used for gunpowder storage.[2]
Botanist Theophil Joachim Heinrich Bienert was born in Kandava.
See also
References
- ↑ (Latvian) Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Kandavas pils (drupas)". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ (Latvian) Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Pulvertornis". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
External links
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Media related to Kandava at Wikimedia Commons
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