Mazsalaca

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Mazsalaca
 
City rights 1928
Location of Mazsalaca within Latvia
Location 57°52′N, 25°03′E
Other names Estonian: Väike-Salatsi; German: Salisburg
Number of city council members 9
District Valmiera District
Population 2,412
Postal code LV-4215
Calling code +371 42
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Homepage of Mazsalaca


Mazsalaca (pronunciation ) is a city in the Valmiera District of Latvia with 2412 inhabitants.

The area includes the largest known Stone Age burial site in Northern Europe and was first settled ca. 5000 BC. The present town began to develop in 1864, when a bridge over the Salaca river was constructed.

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