Ādaži () (formerly german: Neuermühlen) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the

Gauja The Gauja River ( et, Koiva jõgi, german: Livländische Aa) is a river in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the only large river of Latvia that begins and ends its flow in Latvia. Its length is 460 km, of which 93.5 km (approxim ...

river. Town is administrative center of

Ādaži Municipality Ādaži Municipality ( lv, Ādažu novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and Carnikava parishes plus the administrative centre, Ādaži. The municipality ...

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

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

. 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. Latvia's longest river

flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides town into two parts. Ādaži also has an eponymous

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club on the

. The town is mostly known due to the nearby ''Latfood'' factory producing ''Ādažu Čipsi'', the best known

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brand in Latvia.

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

Bishop of Riga The Archbishopric of Riga ( la, Archiepiscopatus Rigensis, nds, Erzbisdom Riga) was an archbishopric in Medieval Livonia, a subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 as the bishopric of Livonia at Ikšķile, then after moving to Rig ...

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. territory, in the 19th century it was called ''Ādaži-Carnikava Parish''.

Military installations

There is also a training camp of the

Latvian Army The Latvian Land Forces ( lv, Sauszemes spēki, SzS) together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces. Since 2007, land forces are organized as a fully professional standing army. Mission ...

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

Raimonds Bergmanis Total Raimonds Bergmanis (born 25 July 1966) is a Latvian politician and former Minister of Defence. He is a former Olympic weightlifter and retired strongman competitor. Athletic career Bergmanis was part of the L ...

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

Transportation

Ādaži location on the

A1 road (Latvia) The A1 highway (Riga (Baltezers) - Border of Estonia (Ainaži)), also known as the Tallinn highway is a national road in Latvia, which connects the Riga bypass with the Estonian border at Ainaži. The highway continues in Estonia as highway 4 ...

, part of

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 ...

international highway favors transit and transport industries.

References

External links

Ādaži official site
Ādaži Municipality Towns and villages in Latvia Castles of the Teutonic Knights Kreis Riga {{Vidzeme-geo-stub

History

Military installations

Transportation

See also

References

External links