Lēdurga
Ledurga | |
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| Anthem: Lapu upe Lēdurga | |
  Ledurga | |
| Coordinates: 57°19′17″N 24°44′22″E / 57.32139°N 24.73944°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Krimulda Municipality |
| Parish | Ledurga parish |
| Highest elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 577 |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 |
Ledurga (Latvian: Lēdurga) is a village and center of Lēdurga parish in Krimulda Municipality, Latvia. Village is located on both sides of river Aģe 18 km away from municipality center Ragana and 64 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. Ledurga consists of parish administration, elementary school, House of Culture, sport center, Ledurga's Lutheran church, dendrological park and open-air stage. Ledurga is the birthplace of Baltic German activist and writer Garlieb Merkel who's the author of "Die Letten" ("Latvians"), the book, which first time raised the attention to Latvians as more than just peasant people.
History
Ledurga (Letthegore, Lettegore, Ledegore) was firstly mentioned in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry related with events on the spring of the year 1211, when Ridalians and Saaremaa people destroyed bishop's Albert's Livonian lands, including Ledurga. William of Modena, the pope legate, held worship for Livonians in the Ledurga's catholic church in 1225. Ledurga was joined with Turaida in one Ledurga-Turaida congregation municipality in 1589. The village is formed around the center of the former Ledurga manor (Loddiger). In 1932. Ledurga obtained densely populated village status.
Education
The elementary school is established in 1871. On 21st July of 1998 the school was renamed to Garlieb Merkel's elementary school to honor the Baltic German writer Garlieb Helwig Merkel since Ledurga was his birthplace on 1769. The school has its own flag, symbol, and song by J.Ozoliņa and L.Niklase named “Skolas Gadi” ("School years").[2] Website on the current events in the school: https://ledurgasskola.lv/ .
Nature
Waters
In the middle of the village, the river Aģe is flowing. Aģe starts from nearby Aģe lake and ends in the Baltic sea, near city Skulte. In the old days, Aģe was used as inner traffic and trade route. In the 13th century, the Livonian Chronicle of Henry Aģe was mentioned in the name of Adya (in Livs language meaning - "edge"[1]) in stories about Livonian battles against German intruders by the river Aģe. In the village center next to the Ledurga manor, a dam was built, forming a pond that in the past was used for running the watermill. The watermill buildings and dams are still preserved but no longer in use.
Ledurga dendrological park
Ledurga dendrological park was established in 1973 by one person - Arvīds Janitens (20.09.1923. - 26.06.2009)[2]. A short documentary about him and the park was done in Latvian[3]. In 1993 dendrologists of the National botanical garden recognized 939 tree and bush species and varieties, but currently, the number exceeds a thousand. Many events such as Walpurgis Night, Easter, Midsummer eve and others take place in the park.
Culture
The house of culture
Ledurga's house of culture was build in 1973. In the same year the building burned down by an accidental fire. The building was rebuilt for 9 years. In 1981 the heating in the building was provided and first kolkhoz "Draudzība" ("Friendship") events took place. Official opening took place on 29th of May, 1982. Previous headmasters: Karolis Treijs, Baiba Adamoviča, Didzis Trūbs, Dzintra Sapule, Mareks Motte. Starting from January 2007 the headmaster of the house of culture is Ilze Runce. Many amateur collectives practice and perform in the building - traditional dance groups, choirs, folklore band "Putni".[4]
Folklore band "Putni
The folklore band "Putni" ("Birds") is located in Ledurga's house of culture. Singers, musicians, dancers, and storytellers are practicing their ethnical culture and performing traditional art [5]. Participants are from the ages 3-50, joining together many generations. "Putni" is widely known in the whole Latvia. During their performances, archeological costumes from the 12th century are always worn. The costumes are handmade by the band members and their leader Ilze Kļaviņa. [6].
References
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