Aloja (german: Allendorf) is a
town in
Limbaži Municipality
Limbaži Municipality ( lv, Limbažu novads) 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 ...
in the
Vidzeme region of
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, close to the border with
Estonia. Until 2009 it was within the former
Limbaži District.
Aloja as a settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1449. Aloja saw rapid development after Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920. In 1925 Aloja was granted a status of a
village and it became also a centre of the parish. In 1936 new Rīga- Rūjiena railway line was constructed through Aloja.
In 1992 Aloja was granted
town rights. From 2009 until 2021, Aloja was the administrative center of the former
Aloja Municipality.
Notable residents
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Pāvils Dreijmanis
Pāvils Dreijmanis (4 February 1895, Aloja, Latvia, Aloja, Russian Empire – 21 August 1953, Adelaide, Australia) was a Latvian people, Latvian architect and recipient of the Cross of Recognition medal and the Order of the Three Stars.
Career ...
, architect
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Lauris Dzelzītis
Lauris (; oc, Làurias) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is located between the Luberon and the Durance river. The town has seen a rapid increase in population in since ...
, actor
Gallery
File:Aloja luteri kirik.JPG, Aloja Lutheran church
File:Aloja õigeusu kirik 2012.JPG, Aloja Orthodox church
File:Aloja raamatukogu.JPG, Aloja library
File:Aloja tuletõrjedepoo.JPG, Aloja fire station
References
External links
Towns in Latvia
Populated places established in 1992
Limbaži Municipality
Kreis Wolmar
Vidzeme
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