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Kolka, Latvia

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Kolka has a small hotel, a restaurant, several shops, a post office, a chemist, and a petrol station. An old fish processing factory (now closed) is located in the port harbour. There is a Livonian cultural centre with a small museum.
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navy and has been renovated twice (in 1975 and 1985). There are also ruins of the old lighthouse, which was built in the 14th century.
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built the first church in the Baltic region. The first mentions of it are from 1387, when it was called
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is highly endangered. The village has the highest number of Livonians in the historical area of the
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priest first saved it and his spiritual son later returned it to its original place.
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Former Orthodox seminary and Russian Orthodox church in the background
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Situated on the cape, the Kolka lighthouse was built in 1864 by the
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Kolka has three picturesque old churches (all in service now):
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Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre
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Index

Domesnes
Kolka (disambiguation)
Livonian
Lutheran Church in Kolka
Lutheran Church
Kolka is located in Latvia
57°44′33″N 22°35′04″E / 57.74250°N 22.58444°E / 57.74250; 22.58444
Latvia
Talsi Municipality
Kolka Parish
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Postal code
Climate
Cfb
Livonian
village
Kolka Parish
Talsi Municipality
Cape Kolka
Courland
Latvia
Gulf of Riga
Livonian coast
Livonian
Livonian language

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