Seda, Latvia

Seda (pronunciation) is a town in Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is founded in 1952. The major local industry is extraction of peat. The town is remarkable for its 1950s-style Stalinist architecture, dating from the glory days of Seda, when workers from all over the Soviet Union came to work for the peat extraction enterprise.

Seda
Town
Coat of arms of Seda
Seda is located in Latvia
Seda
Seda
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°38′N 25°45′E
Country Latvia
MunicipalityValmiera Municipality
Town rights1991
Area
  Total2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
  Land1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
  Water0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
  Total1,114
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4728
Calling code+371 647
Websitehttp://www.valka.lv/?id=96

Joint stock company "Seda" is still a major employer.

The town and its people were the subject of the documentary film Seda: People of the Marsh (Latvian: Seda. Purva ļaudis; director Kaspars Goba; Latvia/Germany, 2004).

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