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For those who are interested not only in the capital of Latvia—Riga and in getting an postal address and / or a Virtual office there but also in catching a glimpse of the countryside of Latvia. There is a quite interesting pub tavern 55 km from Riga, next to the VIA BALTICA (the part which goes from Riga to Tallinn) highway, 2 km from the sea. A really nice one, it has been tested! Tavern Pernigele in the building of the old church pub: -Restaurant open from 11am to 10 pm every day -Hotel with 20 rooms (a single room— approx EUR 43) -Wireless internet -On prior request—horse riding -Reconstructed in 2000 The pub, historically so famous over the centuries, is open again, the door wide open from the southward part. The best and largest on the way from Ainazi to Riga. Keep the road along the seaside, through the country... You, the adventurous spirit, always on the search for new horizonts and stunning new experiences, can obtain more info about the tavern and reservations by sending your inquiry to us.
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History of the tavern PUB PERNIGELE Various names, yet the pub in this rural place of Latvia stands for a long time, large and impressive. Since ancient times it has been constantly open - with shorter or longer intervals throughout the years of innumerable wars, plagues and disasters. Over the centuries, many different people, during days and nights have mixed in the Pernigele Pub during church going or travelling. A lot of news has been spread to and from the place, and many songs sung in all languages known in the Baltics. Pernigele can be found in historical records as early as 1467: Kroch zu Pernigel. Already in the 14th century in the surroundings the landlords built their estates named Pernigele, Sussika, Dunte. At that time the region was ruled by Sander Perneyögel, possibly originating from the Livonians. In the Livonian language pärn, means linden tree, joug - river, spring, i.e. Liepupe - river of linden trees. The name of the place has been retained over the times. The region - formerly a part of a wide Livonian area Metsepole - and the nearby hillfort has often led to the idea - isn't Liepupe the very centre of the region? In 1322, the Liepupe parish - Pernigel Kirchspiel - was formed, the borders measured, the first church built. In 1372 , the vicarage established. The vicarage was the only one entitled to hold and use the rights to establish pubs. And why not use the possibility here, in this nice place - nearby the church, close to the river where the roads to war and markets trodden by Livonians, Estonians, Letgals, Vikings, Lithuanians, Saxons and other people crossing on the way to Riga, Parnu, Rujiena, Limbazi, Cesis, Valmiera. It is hard to characterise the appearance of the pub at those times. Most likely, a log building with thatched roof, with one or two rooms and a detached or attached stable for horses and carriages. Probably offering beer, bread, hay, straw, oats and overnight accommodation. The records of Swedish times in 1624 contain a mark: "The pub was located in Galgawciems (from this, the name of the place: Jelgava - Jelgavkrasti). The pub-keeper's name then was Jurgen. The records say he owned a horse and two cows. In 1744 in Jelgava, from formerly inhabited 6 farmsteads still 4 were empty although after the Northern War and plague already 33 years had passed, but the pub continued running. The pub-keeper Janis has a son, daughter, a horse and a cow and in his estate he was brewing 30 barrels of beer. At those years, the estates were widely starting vodka distilling. Breweries were seen everywhere in the country throughout the period from late autumn to early spring and Pernigel was no exception. Latvians started using the "burning wine" widely - coming from the rye fields of their own country. The pub-keeper Janis, 4 years ago, seemed to be experiencing real beer flooding. And the cause was a major one - the landlord fon Munchausen was wedding his neighbouring countess Jacobean fon Dunten. After this big event, the lord probably bought a round of drinks for peasants - drink as much as you can! And music players with bagpipes came - let the music play to celebrate this big event! The beer flowed and the "burning wine" streamed. New and new pubs were opened in the midst of Latvia, the Vidzeme country. In 1860, 2,413 pubs were registered. In Pernigel parish - eight, the largest was Jelgavkrogs described as: "On rock stone foundations, from trimmed logs with tile roofing". The evidence that such a pub has been here for a long time is the mark: "Repairs required". Auxiliary buildings are attached to the pub. Round timber log buildings with thatched roofs - barn, cattle-shed and an old threshing barn. The pub-keeper has 3.40 desetins (Latvian land measurement unit) of arable land and 3.40 desetins of grassland. The most profitable season for the pub - autumn and winter. A multiple selection of drinks, but most people kept respecting the usual ones - beer and vodka. A stope (measure of volume) of vodka cost around 20 kopecks, beer - 2 kopecks, a bottle of beer - 4 kopecks. There was a great choice of exclusive drinks, like cherry and lemon vodka, Pomeranian liqueur, caraway liqueur, balsam, shelkin (liqueur). Besides that tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, tea, coffee, vinegar and various snacks such as sausages and pig pretzels could be obtained there. Drinks were measured in stopes, half stopes, cortel, half cortel, and 3-kopeck unit - 1/16 of stope. As early as since 1860 there is a store near Jelgavkrogs - a shop trading goods necessary to peasants and fishermen: usual boots and water boots, Russian leather, pipes, tobacco snuffboxes, sugar, salt, candles, petroleum. On October 1st, a fair took place near the pub. Jelgavkrogs was the source of good eatables and drinks, if one was able to pay. As the stories tell, in January of 1913 "three men had poisoned themselves from snacks." The truth turned out to be different: "these persons were already drunk when as a result of pub-crawling appeared in Jelgava and here ordered 3 dozens of beer and other drinks, ate up 66 boiled sausages and 2 pounds of dried sausages, a good lot of pretzels and mustard, finally ate the lampreys..." The men treated themselves richly. In 1896 the old pub was rebuilt, actually a new one built - from bricks and rock stones. Around 1910 the fire breaking out damaged the building. What to start with? The newspaper in Limbazi Auseklis of November 30th , 1912 wrote: "In Liepupe, the new pub, built instead of the burned one, is sanctified. On the second storey, a hall for parties is furnished. On November 25th, the Liepupe music and singing community under the leadership of teacher Cimdins organized a gancy ball in this pub, additionally staging a one-act play One has to marry. The 20th century in Liepupe parish commenced with a brisk economical and social life. The pub was always full. The roads along it assembled more and more people travelling down to town Jurmala from domestic territories. Especially during the summer. And how can you abstain from stopping on your way if the pub windows are so welcoming, chimneys exhausting the smell of roasted pork and fishermen returning from far-away countries smoking expensive cigars? Nearby on the seaside, already since 1817, smart swimming guess from Riga and Limbazi have furnished their summer houses. Before, people were building simple sailing boats, but now a long quayside was stretching deep into the sea with a steamer Neubad at the end. In spring 1908, the steamer started regular navigation to Riga. One day - to, the other - back. The sea waves and the life waves. In the summer of 1913 many events were taking place with crowded buffets and pubs in Liepupe: five open-air balls, two theatre performances, one religious concert, one literature reading and one roadshow. And certainly, a number of weddings and baptisings. But soon after, a war, revolution and unrest period began. The pub, large and impressive, as a sailing boat, had to sail through all these hard times. In 1930-ties, it was classified as a 2nd category tavern in Jelgavkrasti. The owner - Barbara Chiziks. In the address book of 1940 - the 1st category tavern. The pub-keeper - Carl Kruzkps. After the last war, the pub was used as a buffet for cooperative society, then - as a cafeteria. |