Tosmare
Tosmare is a district north of Liepāja, Latvia near the Karosta and lake "Tosmare".
Shipyard[edit]
Tosmare is well known mostly because of its shipyard "Tosmare", with Tosmare Shipyard currently owned by Rīgas Kuģu Būvētava.[1] The shipyard was founded in 1900 and has two graving docks.[2]
Notable residents[edit]
The Latvian poet Mirdza Ķempe lived here in 1914–1926.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "AS Tosmares Kuģubūvētava". EiroHoldings (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Tosmare Shipyard Latvia". N. Bogdanos Marine Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Mirdzas Ķempes". Literatūras Elektroniskā Krātuve (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
56°33′11″N 21°02′51″E / 56.55306°N 21.04750°E