Mazsalaca

Mazsalaca
—  Town  —
Street in Mazsalaca
Coat of arms
Mazsalaca Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E / 57.867°N 25.05°E / 57.867; 25.05Coordinates: 57°52′N 25°03′E / 57.867°N 25.05°E / 57.867; 25.05
Country	Latvia
District	Mazsalaca municipality
Town rights	1928
Population
- Total	2,412
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	LV-4215
Calling code	+371 642
Number of city council members	9

Mazsalaca (pronounced [ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ] ( listen); Livonian: Piški Salats, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi, German: Salisburg) is a town in Mazsalaca municipality, Vidzeme, 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.

In October 2009 a meteorite crater was found near the town^[1], which later turned out to be hoax as part of marketing campaign of telecommunication company Tele2^[2].

See also

• List of cities in Latvia

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8326483.stm
2. ^ http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/markets_and_companies/?doc=19793