Ērģeme

Ērģeme ( German Ermes ) is a village in the administrative district Valkas novads in Latvia with 321 inhabitants (2007 ). It lies on the border with Estonia.

History

In the 14th century, a castle of the Livonian Order was established. The Battle of discretion found in 1560 during the Livonian War instead. The place is the center of a rural community with 941 inhabitants ( 2013).

Sons of the place

  • Hermann von Walter (1864-1902), Baltic German physician
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