Usma ( Latvian. Usma ) is a settlement in the Ventspils region of Latvia . The administrative center of Usma volost . Located on the shores of Lake Usmas . The distance to the city of Ventspils is about 52 km [1] . According to data for 2015, 222 people lived in the village [2] . There is a volost administration, a cultural center, a library, a feldsher’s point, a shop, a post office, hotels, and a Lutheran church.
| Village | |
| Usma | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Usma | |
 Volost Administration | |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Ventspils region |
| Volost | Usma volost |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 1253 |
| Former names | Ausmas |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 222 people ( 2015 ) |
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| Postcode | |
Lutheran Church
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History
First mentioned in 1253 [3] . In the XVIII century, there was a Usma manor [4] .
In Soviet times, the village was the center of the Usma village council of Ventspils district . The village was the collective farm "Usma" [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative and territorial division of the Latvian SSR 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - 137 p. - 8000 copies. (Latvian) (Russian)
- ↑ Vietvārdu datubāze
- ↑ Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. Riga: A / S Preses nams. 2001-2002. ISBN 9984-00-412-0 .
- ↑ Usmas pagasts. Vēsture (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 3, 2016. Archived on May 8, 2012.