Sabile (population 3,367) is a town in Talsi district, Latvia. Talsi (population 12,931) is a town in Latvia. ...
Sabile was first mentioned in chronicles in 1253. From the 14th century to the 16th century, it was a site of a castle of the Livonian Order and a village near the castle. Sabile became a town in 1917. For broader historical context, see 13th century. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin Fratres militiae Christi, literally the brothers of the army of Christ), also known as the Christ Knights, Sword Brethren or The Militia of Christ of Livonia, was a military order started in 1202 by Albert von Buxhövden, bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop...
The Vina kalns of Sabile is the most northern open-air vineyard in the world, registered in the Guinness Record Book. The winemaking tradition in Sabile dates back to the 16th century. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
The Sabile Castle Mound, which in the 10th-13th centuries was the center of the district, offers a beautiful panorama of Sabile downtown and the valley of the Abava River.
On 14 May 2004 an exhibition, "Latvia's Jewish Community: history, tragedy, rebirth" that was organised by Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the museum "Jews in Latvia" and the Institute of Latvian History, opens in the town of Sabile.
Andris Teikmanis, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia is to speak at the opening.
The exhibition shows the history of Latvia's Jewish community from the 16th until the beginning of the 20th century, World War II, Holocaust, rescuers of the Jews in Latvia, and the political attitude of the State today which promotes research of the Holocaust and commemoration of its victims.
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