Vecate ( Latvian: Vecate ) is a settlement in the Burtnieksky region of Latvia . The administrative center of Vecati volost . Located on the P16 highway ( Valmiera - Matisi - Mazsalaca ). Valmiera is about 37 km away [1] . Nearby is the Salaca River and Lake Burtnieks .
| Village | |
| Vecate | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Vecate | |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Burtnieki region |
| Volost | Vecatsky parish |
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| Population | |
| Population | 298 people ( 2007 ) |
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According to 2007 data, 298 people lived in the village [2] .
History
The settlement arose at the former estate of Vecate (Alt-Ottennof). First mentioned in 1622.
In Soviet times, the village was the center of the Vecatsky village council of the Valmiera region [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative and territorial division of the Latvian SSR 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - 137 p. - 8000 copies. (Latvian) (Russian)
- ↑ Vietvārdu datubāze