Vangaži () is a
town in
Ropaži Municipality
Ropaži Municipality ( lv, Ropažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2005 with the reorganization of Ropaži parish. The administrative centre is Ropaži. The population in 2020 was 6,835.
On 1 July 20 ...
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 ...
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History
The name Vangaži (german: Wangasch) was first mentioned in the 17th century as the name of a local
manor
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
*Man ...
. The name itself is a combination of two words in the
Livonian language - ''vang'' (field) and ''aži'' (place). Since the 17th century there was also a
Lutheran church in Vangaži. Close to the modern town of Vangaži there were several
manufactures which produced paper, glass and copper products.
The modern town started in the 1950s when the
concrete factory was founded. In 1957 the village Oktobra ciemats was founded which in 1961 was renamed to Vangaži. In 1992 Vangaži was granted the status of a town.
Sports
From 1968 to 1991 Vangaži had a relatively strong
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club - known at first as Celtnieks Vangaži, then renamed to
Betons Vangaži. From 1989 to 1991 the club coached by
Vladimirs Serbins played in the
top Latvian football league. With the bankruptcy of the concrete factory the football club was disbanded.
Latvia national football team footballer
Viktors Morozs is the most notable footballer from Vangaži.
History of football in Vangaži
(in Latvian)
See also
*List of cities in Latvia
There are 7 cities ( lv, Republikas pilsētas, "republican cities") and 81 towns ( lv, Novada pilsētas, "municipality towns") in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architec ...
References
Towns in Latvia
Populated places established in 1991
1991 establishments in Latvia
Ropaži Municipality
Kreis Riga
Vidzeme
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