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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Добеле – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Добеле" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8D" title="Добэлэ – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Добэлэ" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8D%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Добэле – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Добэле" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%8C_%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C" title="دوبل، لتونی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دوبل، لتونی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%84%EB%B2%A8%EB%A0%88" title="도벨레 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="도벨레" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%94" title="דובלה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דובלה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dobele" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duobel%C4%97" title="Duobelė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Duobelė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobele" title="Dobele 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ruins."><img alt="Dobele castle ruins." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg/270px-Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg/405px-Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg/540px-Dobeles_pilsdrupas_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Dobele castle ruins.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Latvia_adm_location_map.svg/450px-Latvia_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Latvia_adm_location_map.svg/600px-Latvia_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1304" data-file-height="821" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.767%;left:34.16%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Dobele"><img alt="Dobele" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Dobele</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Latvia</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dobele&params=56_37_N_23_16_E_region:LV_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">56°37′N</span> <span class="longitude">23°16′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">56.617°N 23.267°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.617; 23.267</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Latvia" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities of Latvia">Municipality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dobele_Municipality" title="Dobele Municipality">Dobele Municipality</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Town_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Town rights">Town rights</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1917</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Ivars Gorskis</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-b538d5a28804099b8c9c2bd0d403975e6ee2e82a-v18_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-b538d5a28804099b8c9c2bd0d403975e6ee2e82a-v18-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8.03 km<sup>2</sup> (3.10 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">7.91 km<sup>2</sup> (3.05 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.12 km<sup>2</sup> (0.05 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2024)<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-d63fe4f9b7d344c580a498a73197df380eb506ae-v18_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-d63fe4f9b7d344c580a498a73197df380eb506ae-v18-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8,589</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,100/km<sup>2</sup> (2,800/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_code" title="Postal code">Postal code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">LV-370(1-2)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Calling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+371 637</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">Dfb</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dobele.lv">www<wbr />.dobele<wbr />.lv</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg/300px-Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg/450px-Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg/600px-Ethnicities_in_Dobele.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="574" /></a><figcaption>Proportional distribution of different ethnicities in Dobele</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Dobele</b> (<span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Doblen</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a> in the cultural region <a href="/wiki/Zemgale" class="mw-redirect" title="Zemgale">Zemgale</a> in <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river <a href="/wiki/B%C4%93rze" title="Bērze">Bērze</a>. It received <a href="/wiki/Town_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Town rights">town rights</a> in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied <a href="/wiki/Courland_Governorate" title="Courland Governorate">Courland Governorate</a> during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DobHis_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DobHis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2020, the population was 8,856.<sup id="cite_ref-LVannual_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LVannual-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name_origin">Name origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a German document from 1254 a place name <i>Dubelene</i> or <i>Dubelone</i> has been used. Later the names <i>Doblene</i>, <i>Doblenen</i> and <i>Doblen</i> also have been used for this inhabited location. The original place name can be reconstructed as <i>Dobelene</i> or <i>Dobeliene</i>, but its origins are linked to the place name <i>duobe</i> (pit or delve) and <i>duobele</i> (dip, dimple). Most likely, the reconstructed place name <i>Dobelene</i> meant 'populated area in a dimple'.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dobele is first mentioned in historical sources in 1254; however, at that time it was only a wooden fortress which was destroyed during the Semigallian War of Independence (1279–1290), the final phase of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Crusades" title="Northern Crusades">Northern Crusades</a> in Latvia. On its spot, a new stone <a href="/wiki/Dobele_Castle" title="Dobele Castle">castle</a> was erected in 1335 and a small settlement grew up around it. The ruins of this fortress are still visible and are in the process of being restored. The original church was constructed in 1495, and eventually, the fortress developed into a trading post. In the 17th century, a watermill, sawmill, a cardigan mill, and a vinegar-works were constructed during the reign of duke <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Kettler" title="Jacob Kettler">Jacob Kettler</a>. In 1927, the <a href="/wiki/Jelgava%E2%80%93Liep%C4%81ja_Railway" title="Jelgava–Liepāja Railway">Jelgava–Liepāja Railway</a> connected the city to other important towns and a period of development resulted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry">Industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dobele is the home of many large enterprises, such as mills, the "Seal" chemical plant, and the "Baltic Candles" candle factory.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Dobele, as in other Latvian towns, there are several educational establishments: five comprehensive schools, including the <a href="/wiki/Dobele_State_Gymnasium" title="Dobele State Gymnasium">Dobele State Grammar School</a>, four kindergartens, Music and Art schools, a Vocational school and Adult Education Center, as well as Children and Youth Centres. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town of Dobele has a Cultural Centre as well as a museum. The town is also the location of 8 nationally protected monuments, such as the old castle, church, and town hall.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are several annual festivals and holidays celebrated including the <i>Ielīgosim Jāņus</i>, the Midsummer celebration, and the <i>jubileja</i>, or festival, which changes yearly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dobele has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Dfb</i>). </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Dobele (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1949-present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br />(50.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.1<br />(91.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.8<br />(96.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(95.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.7<br />(87.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5<br />(52.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">35.8<br />(96.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.3<br />(31.5) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(32.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(40.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.7<br />(63.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.9<br />(69.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7<br />(51.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.6<br />(27.3) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.7<br />(27.1) </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br />(33.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(43.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.1<br />(64.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.6<br />(54.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0<br />(44.6) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.8<br />(30.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.2<br />(22.6) </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.6<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.8<br />(27.0) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(35.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.2<br />(43.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0<br />(50.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7<br />(54.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(38.5) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(32.5) </td> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.1<br />(26.4) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3.2<br />(37.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #2E2EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−34.1<br />(−29.4) </td> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−35.9<br />(−32.6) </td> <td style="background: #5C5CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−25.7<br />(−14.3) </td> <td style="background: #9F9FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.2<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.7<br />(25.3) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(32.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(35.4) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.7<br />(25.3) </td> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9.2<br />(15.4) </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−21.7<br />(−7.1) </td> <td style="background: #3A3AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−31.9<br />(−25.4) </td> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−35.9<br />(−32.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #C5FFC5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.6<br />(1.52) </td> <td style="background: #CEFFCE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(1.17) </td> <td style="background: #D2FFD2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.6<br />(1.17) </td> <td style="background: #CDFFCD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(1.27) </td> <td style="background: #BFFFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.9<br />(1.69) </td> <td style="background: #98FF98; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.6<br />(2.62) </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.1<br />(3.04) </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.0<br />(2.52) </td> <td style="background: #ACFFAC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.8<br />(2.12) </td> <td style="background: #A2FFA2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.2<br />(2.45) </td> <td style="background: #B9FFB9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.0<br />(1.77) </td> <td style="background: #C5FFC5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.8<br />(1.53) </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">580.5<br />(22.87) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">114 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #494949; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.1 </td> <td style="background: #8B8B8B; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69.6 </td> <td style="background: #C2C215; color:#000000;" class="notheme">147.1 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">209.2 </td> <td style="background: #ECEC06; color:#000000;" class="notheme">291.4 </td> <td style="background: #EDED09; color:#000000;" class="notheme">286.8 </td> <td style="background: #EFEF0E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">305.5 </td> <td style="background: #E6E600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">262.9 </td> <td style="background: #D2D200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">175.9 </td> <td style="background: #B0B081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">107.7 </td> <td style="background: #4C4C4C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.5 </td> <td style="background: #383838; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">30.7 </td> <td style="background: #CBCB00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,967.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: LVĢMC<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvians</a> make up 75.5% of the population while <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russians</a>, at 14%, are a significant minority. Other groups include <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarusians</a> - 3.3%, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuanians</a> - 2.3%, <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukrainians</a> -1.8%, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poles</a> - 1.5%, and 1.6% are of other nationalities. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><div class="thumb tright" style="clear:none"><div class="thumbinner"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><table class="table-pale" style="width:30em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1840 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">100</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1881 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,083</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+983.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1914 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+84.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1915 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">375</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−81.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1925 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,551</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+313.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1935 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,470</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+59.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1943 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,650</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1959 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,246</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+135.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1979 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,027</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+108.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1989 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">15,023</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+15.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1997 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">12,765</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−15.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,146</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−12.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2008 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,201</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2009 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,241</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.4%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">11,214</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,066</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2012 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,895</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2013 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,771</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2014 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,540</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">10,348</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,113</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2017 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,868</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,702</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2019 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,575</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">9,452</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,371</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,225</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.6%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <a href="/wiki/Latvian_Geospatial_Information_Agency" title="Latvian Geospatial Information Agency">Latvian Geospatial Information Agency</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dobeles_Luterisk%C4%81_bazn%C4%ABca_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dobele Lutheran church (1495)"><img alt="Dobele Lutheran church (1495)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Dobeles_Luterisk%C4%81_bazn%C4%ABca_2.jpg/120px-Dobeles_Luterisk%C4%81_bazn%C4%ABca_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Dobeles_Luterisk%C4%81_bazn%C4%ABca_2.jpg/180px-Dobeles_Luterisk%C4%81_bazn%C4%ABca_2.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-height="1950" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Catholic church (2003)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Dobele Railway Station"><img alt="Dobele Railway Station" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG/120px-Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG/180px-Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG/240px-Dobeles_stacija_04.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Dobele Railway Station</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dobele,_the_city_square.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The main square"><img alt="The main square" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg/120px-Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg/180px-Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg/240px-Dobele%2C_the_city_square.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The main square</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dobele,_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="19th-century buildings in the city center"><img alt="19th-century buildings in the city center" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg/120px-Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg/180px-Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg/240px-Dobele%2C_houses_on_the_city_square.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> 19th-century buildings in the city center</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dobele&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oskars_B%C4%81rs" title="Oskars Bārs">Oskars Bārs</a> (1848–1914), architect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun%C4%81rs_Sali%C5%86%C5%A1" title="Gunārs Saliņš">Gunārs Saliņš</a> (1924–2010), modernist poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexei_Kudrin" title="Alexei Kudrin">Alexei Kudrin</a> (born 1960), politician, economist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_M%C5%ABrniece" title="Linda Mūrniece">Linda Mūrniece</a> (born 1970), politician, journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uldis_Augulis" title="Uldis Augulis">Uldis Augulis</a> (born 1972), politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viktors_%C5%A0%C4%8Derbatihs" title="Viktors Ščerbatihs">Viktors Ščerbatihs</a> (born 1974), weightlifter, Olympic silver-medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andris_Naudu%C5%BEs" title="Andris Naudužs">Andris Naudužs</a> (born 1975), racing cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatis_Egl%C4%ABtis" title="Gatis Eglītis">Gatis Eglītis</a> (born 1978), politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauris_Reiniks" title="Lauris Reiniks">Lauris Reiniks</a> (born 1979), musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrejs_%C5%A0e%C4%BCakovs" title="Andrejs Šeļakovs">Andrejs Šeļakovs</a> (born 1988), basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ris_Bogdanovi%C4%8Ds" title="Māris Bogdanovičs">Māris Bogdanovičs</a> (born 1991), cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Em%C4%ABls_Liepi%C5%86%C5%A1" title="Emīls Liepiņš">Emīls Liepiņš</a> (born 1992), cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritvars_Suharevs" title="Ritvars Suharevs">Ritvars Suharevs</a> (born 1999), weightlifter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristers_Tobers" title="Kristers Tobers">Kristers Tobers</a> (born 2000), football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniela_Ivanova" title="Daniela Ivanova">Daniela Ivanova</a> (born 2002), weightlifter</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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