Ādaži () (formerly ) is a town in

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, on the left bank of the

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river. The town is the administrative center of

Ādaži Municipality Ādaži Municipality () is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and plus the administrative centre, Ādaži. The municipality is located 25 km from the cent ...

, in the

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region of

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. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of

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. Latvia's longest river, the

, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts. The town is sometimes popularly known due to the nearby ''Latfood'' factory producing ''Ādažu Čipsi'', the best known

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brand in Latvia. Ādaži also has an eponymous

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club on the

. Ādaži has administrative offices, schools (Ādaži Elementary School, Ādaži Secondary School, and Ādaži Free Waldorf School), Kindergarten Strautins, several shops (Maxima, Rimi, Elvi) and service companies.

History

The castle of ''Neuermühlen'' has been documented since at least 1204. Here, the Battle of Neuermühlen took place in 1492. After the battle the

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has to recognize the

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as Overlord of Livonia. The modern village of Ādaži is formed around the center of the former Gauja Manor ('' Aahof '') or the Gauja-Plava Manor, but the newest part of the village Vejupe on the right bank — around the center of the Remberg manor (''Ringenberg''). Gauja Manor was located in the ancient Bukultu and Baltezers areas. In the 19th century, it was called ''Ādaži-Carnikava Parish''. According to the provisions of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, Ādaži gained city rights (town status) on 1 July 2022.

Military installations

There is also a training camp of the

Latvian Army The Latvian Land Forces () together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces. From 2007 to 2024, the Land Forces were organized as a fully professional standing army until the re-introduct ...

in Ādaži. In September 2016, Latvia's Defense Minister

Raimonds Bergmanis Total Raimonds Bergmanis (born 25 July 1966) is a Latvian politician and former List of Ministers of Defence of Latvia, Minister of Defence. He is also a former Olympic weightlifting, Olympic weightlifter and Strongma ...

said that infrastructure at the base was "being constructed and modernized at a fast pace" in preparation for a Canadian-led 1,500 strong multinational NATO battalion expected to deploy to Latvia in the spring of 2017.

Transportation

Ādaži's location on the

A1 road (Latvia) The A1 highway (Riga (Baltezers) - Border of Estonia (Ainaži)), also known as the Tallinn highway is a List of national roads in Latvia, national road in Latvia, which connects the Riga bypass with the Estonian border at Ainaži. The highway co ...

, which is part of Via Baltica's international highway, favors transit and transport industries.

References

External links

Ādaži official site
Populated places in Ādaži Municipality Cities and towns in Vidzeme Riga county {{Vidzeme-geo-stub

History

Military installations

Transportation

See also

References

External links