Āne
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This article is about the village in Latvia; for other uses of term Ane, see Ane (disambiguation).
| Āne | |
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 Āne
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| Coordinates: 56°38′49.52″N 23°48′44.42″E / 56.6470889°N 23.8123389°ECoordinates: 56°38′49.52″N 23°48′44.42″E / 56.6470889°N 23.8123389°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Ozolnieki |
| Parish | Cena |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,158 |
Āne is a village in Latvia, Ozolnieki municipality. The village located at Lielupe river approximately 38 km from the capital Riga and 7 km from city Jelgava. It is known for the amount of clay that is dug up local lakes. In fact there is a factory which makes bricks from clay. It was very well known in the Soviet Union due to that. It sometimes referred to by locals as "Sarkanais mals" literally meaning "Red clay".
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