Aizpute

Aizpute ( German Hasenpot, Hasenpoth ) is a town in the historic landscape nordkurischen Bandowe ( Bandava ) in Latvia.

History

Aizpute was first mentioned in the 13th century. As a Hanseatic city it was the seat of the Knights and the Courland cathedral chapter. The conditioned by membership in the Hanseatic richness declined as the harbor of the city was closed after the Great Northern War and the nearby town of Liepaja ( dt: Libau ) took over the role as a major trading center on the Baltic coast. During the 1905 revolution here a larger battle took place.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eduard von Keyserling, German writer and playwright of Impressionism was on lock - Tels Paddern, today school Kalvene ( dt: Kalwen ) born south of Aizpute
  • Peteris Vasks, Latvian composer
  • Martha Grot, educational reformer
  • Tatjana Barbakoff, dancer

Twinning

Others

  • Places of interest in Aizpute the remains of ancient Teutonic castle, the oldest surviving church Courland ( St. John's Church ) and the adjacent water mill. East of Aizpute is the classical castle Kazdanga ( German Katzdangen ).
  • Falk son Issachar Behr (1746-1781), German - Jewish physician and poet, worked in Aizpute

Aizputes novads

2009 united the city with five surrounding communities into one administrative unit with 10 368 inhabitants.

Aizpute Municipality Revolution of 1905
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