Sabile | |
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Town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sabile Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°03′N 22°35′E / 57.050°N 22.583°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Town rights | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zigmunds Brunavs |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 1,353 |
| • Density | 266/km2 (688/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-3294 |
| Calling code | +371 632 |
| Number of city council members | 9 |
Sabile (ⓘ; German: Zabeln) is a town in Talsi Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia.
Sabile was first mentioned in chronicles in 1253. From the 14th century to the 16th century, it was a site of a castle of the Livonian Order and a village near the castle. Sabile became a town in 1917.[3] The Sabile Wine hill used to be the most northern open-air vineyard in the world, registered in the Guinness Book of Records.[4][5] The winemaking tradition in Sabile dates back to the 16th century. For the first time, wine production was created here in 14th century during Livonia, and the hill was completely restored in 1936 by the mayor Osvalds Rezebergs. The Sabile Castle Mound, which was the center of the district from the 10th century to the 13th century, overlooks Sabile and the valley of the Abava River.
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Sabile Lutheran church -
Sabile wineyard -
Talsu street in Sabile -
Former synagogue in Sabile. Today Centre of contemporary art
Notable people
- Alberts Šeibelis (1906–1972), footballer
- Ainars Zvirgzdiņš (born 1959), basketball coach
- Markus Riva (born 1986), singer
- Dzintars Čīča (born 1993), singer
See also
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Sabile and Abava Rural Territory". Sabile un Agavas pagasts. Sabiles pilsēta un Abavas pagasts. 2015. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Matthews, Peter; Dunkley McCarthy, Michelle; Young, Mark (1994). The Guinness Book of Records. Facts on File. p. 52.
- ^ Birziņš, Uldis (27 July 2015). "Winemaking in Latvia - challenging but not impossible". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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