Liepupe is a village in the

Liepupe parish Liepupe Parish () is one of the administrative units of Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. From 2009 to 2021, Liepupe Parish was part of the former Salacgrīva Municipality and before 2009, it was part of the former Limbazi ...

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

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region of

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. The village is located 5 km from the

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coast Metsepole Plain and Seaside Lowlands. The name of the village and the river

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name '' Pernigele '' ( pārn -

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History

The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Liepupe estate. Liepupe Manor, built in 1751, is one of the best preserved

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Culture

The Baltic Acoustic Music Festival, the ''Silver Gull'', is being held in Liepupe since 2012. Liepupe has a library. Liepupe village church is located in village.

References

Villages in Vidzeme Populated places in Limbaži Municipality {{vidzeme-geo-stub