Lielirbe
Village in Latvia
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Lielirbe (Livonian: Īra) is a populated place in Tārgale Parish, Ventspils Municipality, Latvia. It is one of the twelve Livonian villages on Līvõd rānda - the Livonian Coast. The name from Latvian translates to 'Great Irbe (River)', since the Irbe flows in to the Baltic Sea at the village.
Lielirbe
Livonian: Īra | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Village pier | |
  Lielirbe Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 57°37′08″N 22°06′24″E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Ventspils Municipality |
| Parish | Tārgale Parish |
| First mentioned | 1387 |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Most homes in the village are not inhabited year-round after the Livonian Coast was made into a closed border area of the Iron Curtain for fifty years during the Soviet occupation of Latvia.
Notable people
Born in Lielirbe:
- Mārtiņš Lepste (Livonian: Maŗt Lepst ) (1881-1958) — Livonian sailor and teacher on the Liv coast in 1923–1938, chairman of the Livonian Union in 1924–1933.[1]
- Didriķis Blūms (1893-1970) — conductor of Lielirbe choir.
- Emīlija Rulle (1910-1989) — a poet.
- Valda Blūma-Šuvcāne (1923-2007) — researcher of the Livonian culture and history.
