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A small historical reference
Aloja is a town in northern Latvia, close to the border with Estonia. Until 2009 it was within the country's Limbaži District.
Aloja as a settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1449. Aloja saw rapid development after Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920. In 1925 Aloja was granted a status of a village and it became also a centre of the parish. In 1936 new Rīga- Rūjiena railway line was constructed through Aloja. In 1992 Aloja was granted town rights. Since 2009 Aloja is administrative center of the Aloja municipality.
Population: 2 700
Sights: Lutheran Church (built in 1776), the museum of the life and work of the poet Auseklis, history Aloyskogo District and famous people of the region. In the vicinity of Aloi in 1937 is known starch factory.
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