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Ādaži () (formerly german: Neuermühlen) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. Town is administrative center of Ādaži Municipality. It is located by the highway A1 (Latvia), A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga.
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 Gauja flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides town into two parts.
Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja.
The town is mostly known due to the nearby ''Latfood'' factory producing ''Ādažu Čipsi'', the best known potato chip brand in Latvia.
Ādaži official site
Ādaži Municipality Towns and villages in Latvia Castles of the Teutonic Knights Kreis Riga {{Vidzeme-geo-stub
Ādaži () (formerly german: Neuermühlen) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. Town is administrative center of Ādaži Municipality. It is located by the highway A1 (Latvia), A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga.
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 Gauja flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides town into two parts.
Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja.
The town is mostly known due to the nearby ''Latfood'' factory producing ''Ādažu Čipsi'', the best known potato chip 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 has to recognize the Teutonic Order 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 Bukulti, Bukultu and Baltezers, Ādaži Municipality, 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 in Ādaži. In September 2016, Latvia's Defence Minister Raimonds Bergmanis said infrastructure at the base was "being constructed and modernized at a fast pace" in preparation for a Canadian-led 1,500 strong NATO Enhanced Forward Presence#Latvian multinational battalion battle group, multi-national NATO battalion expected to deploy to Latvia in the spring of 2017.Transportation
Ādaži location on the A1 road (Latvia), part of European route E67, Via Baltica international highway favors transit and transport industries.See also
* Ādaži Protected LandscapeReferences
External links
Ādaži official site
Ādaži Municipality Towns and villages in Latvia Castles of the Teutonic Knights Kreis Riga {{Vidzeme-geo-stub