Seda, Latvia

Town in Valmiera Municipality, Latvia
Coat of arms of Seda
Coat of arms
57°38′N 25°45′E / 57.633°N 25.750°E / 57.633; 25.750Country LatviaMunicipalityValmiera MunicipalityTown rights1991Area • Total2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) • Land1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) • Water0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total1,114 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code
LV-4728
Calling code+371 647Websitehttp://www.valka.lv/?id=96

Seda (pronunciationⓘ) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is founded in 1952. The major local industry is extraction of peat. The town is remarkable for its 1950s-style Stalinist architecture, dating from the glory days of Seda, when workers from all over the Soviet Union came to work for the peat extraction enterprise.

Joint stock company "Seda" is still a major employer.

The town and its people were the subject of the documentary film Seda: People of the Marsh (Latvian: Seda. Purva ļaudis; director Kaspars Goba; Latvia/Germany, 2004).

Gallery

  • Recreation centre in Seda
    Recreation centre in Seda
  • Russian Orthodox church in Seda
    Russian Orthodox church in Seda
  • Seda Secondary School
    Seda Secondary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Seda, Latvia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Seda (Latvia) travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Website of JSC "Seda"
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