Tosmare

Tosmare is a district north of Liepāja, Latvia near the Karosta and lake "Tosmare".

Shipyard

Tosmare is well known mostly because of its shipyard "Tosmare", currently owned by Rīgas Kuģu Būvētava.[1] The shipyard was founded in 1900 and has two graving docks.[2]

Notable residents

The Latvian poet Mirdza Ķempe lived here in 1914–1926.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "AS Tosmares Kuģubūvētava". EiroHoldings (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tosmare Shipyard Latvia". N. Bogdanos Marine Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mirdzas Ķempes". Literatūras Elektroniskā Krātuve (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2015.


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