Ērgļi, Vidzeme Region, Latvia
🇱🇻 Ērgļi is a small town in Ērgļi Parish, Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia on the banks of the Ogre river. It serves as the administrative centre for Ērgļi Parish.
History Ērgļi castle on Ogre river was one of the largest castles of Latgale. From 1211 the area belonged to the Order of the Brothers of the Sword and later to the Archdiocese of Riga. The first written mention of a castle was in 1334. After the Livonian War, the area fell to Poland-Lithuania then to Sweden and 1721 to Russia.
The village was built around the estate Erlaa and had in 1931 331 inhabitants. During the Second World War, the village was in the combat zone in 1944 and was completely destroyed. In the postwar period, the place grew by settlement of industry.
Municipality Ērgļi Municipality (Ērgļu novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Ērgļi Parish, Jumurda Parish and Sausnēja Parish, the administrative centre being Ērgļi. On 1 July 2021, Ērgļi Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Madona Municipality.
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Ērgļi has a population of over 2,769 people. Ērgļi also forms part of the wider Madona Municipality which has a population of over 27,699 people. It is also a part of the larger Vidzeme Region. Ērgļi is situated near Riga.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ērgļi has links with:
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🇷🇺 Sverdlovsk 56.838
🇸🇪 Kronoberg County 56.79
🇷🇺 Chaykovsky 56.767
🇷🇴 Sfântu Gheorghe 25.789
🇷🇴 Miercurea Ciuc 25.815
🇧🇬 Stara Zagora 25.641
🇧🇬 Veliko Tǎrnovo 25.636
🇧🇬 Dimitrovgrad 25.6
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth 25.583
🇿🇦 Motherwell 25.58
Locations Near: Ērgļi 25.6424,56.8984
🇱🇻 Daugavpils 26.542,55.89 d: 125
🇱🇹 Panevėžys 24.37,55.737 d: 151.1
🇱🇻 Rēzekne 27.34,56.511 d: 112.2
🇪🇪 Tartu 26.715,58.371 d: 175.7
🇱🇻 Jūrmala 23.75,56.967 d: 115.1
Antipodal to: Ērgļi -154.358,-56.898
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15620.1
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15687.8
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15078.1
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15004.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11494.6
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11382.1
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11365.3
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11363