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DobeleArea - 8 km2. Population ~ 11 000. Dobele Town Council, Brīvības iela 17, Dobele tel.3722463 The first written record of Dobele dates back to 1254, in the treaty dividing Zemgale, but there had been a settlement there since the first millennium. As one of the most strongly fortified places in the Zemgalians' territory, Dobele survived six German attacks up to 1289, and only then did the Zemgalians withdraw to Lithuania. In 1444, Dobele is described as a hamlet, with merchants and artisans settled on the left bank of the Bērze. During the 17th century Dobele was overrun by foreign forces on several occasions. Calamity came to Dobele in the shape of the Great North War and the Black Plague. In 1795, Dobele became a village with its own council. The arrival of the Jelgava-Mažeiki railway in 1871 heralded construction development in Zaļā iela, and further expansion by the church, around the market square at the end of the century. Dobele gained its town charter in 1917. During the period of Latvian independence, an important role was played by the Glūda-Liepāja railway opened in 1927, and new public buildings were constructed. While the Second World War did not affect Dobele, the post-war years saw the construction of Soviet Army bases and firing ranges, which were maintained as late as 1994. Dobele has been the district centre since 1950. The town has a well-developed cultural and sports life, as well as businesses involved in the manufacture of chemical products, flour and animal feed, candles and timber processing. Dobele's history is linked to the lives and work of several notable people - E. Francmanis, H. Vīka, P. Upītis, A. Bielenstein, V. Strēlerte, K. Barons, A. Deglavs, L. Bētiņš, I. Zandere. The Dobele Freedom Monument - dedicated to fallen soldiers of the First World War and Latvia's battle for independence. From 1940-50 it was sited where the Soldiers' Cemetery Monument now is. It was destroyed in 1950, renewed in 1996. Sculptor K. Zemdega. Stone commemorating the departure of the Zemgalians from Dobele in 1289 - the Zemgalians had a wooden castle on the right hand shore of the River Bērze, ringed by the ancient town. In 1289 the Zemgalians burned it down and withdrew to Lithuania. Opened in 1989, sculptor M. Zaurs. The monument's text says: "Know that the Zemgalians left this place in 1289, a proud and free people". The Zemgalian castle mound and ruins of the Livonian Order castle - there was a Zemgalian settlement near the castle mound as early as 1000. Later a wooden castle was built to protect the district and for fighting the Brothers of the Sword and Livonian Orders. This survived until 1289 when the Zemgalians, unable to sustain the war, burnt down the castle and withdrew to Lithuania. In 1335, on the site of Zemgalian castle, the construction of a stone castle was started by order of the Master of the Order. This was occupied until 1729, but now only ruins remain. Tales are told of cellars and underground passages beneath the castle. The story goes that the light burning in the castle's tower used to deceive sailors at sea. Thinking it was a lighthouse, many ships ran aground on sandbanks. Dobele Lutheran Church - an architectural monument of national significance, construction of the church was begun in 1495 by decree of the Master of the Order, Valter von Plettenberg. In 1567 the church was rebuilt and enlarged under the supervision of Gottfried Kettler. At the beginning of the 17th century a new wooden tower was built. All the wooden sections of the church were lost in a fire in 1788. It was gradually restored. The church was significantly enlarged in 1864. An altarpiece "Calvary" painted by H. Keepert after K. Arnoldi's original in Kandava church was added. In 1927, the church gained a new bell with the inscription "Modini, mudini, mierini" (wake us, spur us on, calm us). The Dobele Local History Museum Established in 1985. The museum regularly puts on historical, art and informative exhibitions |
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