Liepupe

Liepupe is a village in the Liepupe parish of Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The village is located 5 km from the Baltic Sea coast Metsepole Plain and Seaside Lowlands. The name of the village and the river Liepupe flowing through it comes from the Latvianized ancient Livs name Pernigele ( pārn - linden tree, joug - river; respectively liepa + upe),^[2] (which is also a cognate of "Pärnu River": Estonian: Pärnu jõgi).

Liepupe
village
Liepupe manor house
Liepupe
Coordinates: 57°27′48″N 24°28′16″E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Limbaži Municipality
Parish	Liepupe Parish
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	326

History

The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Liepupe estate. Liepupe Manor, built in 1751, is one of the best preserved baroque manors in Vidzeme.

Culture

The Baltic Acoustic Music Festival, the Silver Gull, is being held in Liepupe since 2012. Liepupe has a library. Liepupe village church is located in Jelgavkrasti [lv] village.