Tosmare is a district (neighbourhood) of Liepāja, Latvia near the neighbourhood of Karosta and Tosmare Lake. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city.

Tosmare shown as "Tosmares priekšpilsēta" [suburb], including the Zaļā birze neighbourhood, 1954 U.S. Army map

Shipyard

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Tosmare is well known mostly because of the Tosmare Shipyard (Liepāja Northern Shipyard since 2020) currently owned by SIA LZK (formerly by Rīgas kuģu būvētava).[1][2] The shipyard was founded in 1900 and has two graving docks, and was used by the inter-war Latvian Navy.[3]

Notable residents

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The Latvian poet Mirdza Ķempe lived here in from 1914 to 1926.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "AS Tosmares Kuģubūvētava". EiroHoldings (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Bijušajā Tosmares kuģubūvētavā kuģi uz remontu gaida rindā" [Ships waiting in line for repairs in the former Tosmare Ship Building Yard]. liepajniekiem.lv (in Latvian). 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ "Tosmare Shipyard Latvia". N. Bogdanos Marine Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Mirdzas Ķempes". Literatūras Elektroniskā Krātuve (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

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