Liepupe is a coastal river in the
Limbaži Municipality
Limbaži Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Katvari Parish, Limbaži Parish, Pāle Parish, Skulte Parish, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish, Viļķene Parish and Limbaži tow ...
in the
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra ...
region of
Latvia
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.
River source
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is in the Virbotne forest west of
Riebezer lake, it then flows along the
Metsepole Plain and
Piejūras Lowlands. At the
Prinkas village on
Liepupe-Reynupe Canal, which connects ''Liepupe'' with
Vitrupe. The last 3 km of the river has a large relative fall (4.3 m / km) and flows into
Gulf of Riga
The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia (, , ) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia.
The island of Saaremaa (Estonia) partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic Sea. The main connection between the gulf and t ...
at
Lembuži. Coastal settlements on the river are
Liepupe and
Jelgavkrasti. The river is crossed by the highway
Via Baltica
European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki.
The route is known as the Via Baltica ...
. The German name "Pernigele" comes from the Liv language. In Liv language, Pärn - linden, joug - river, stream, i.e. - Liepu River - Liepupe.
[Liepupes pagasta tautas nams]
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References
External links
Rivers of Latvia
Limbaži Municipality
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