Memorial place of J. Lapiņš, the author of the first flag of Latvia
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It is located in "Lejas Pintuli", Veselava parish, Priekuļi district.
A memorial to Jānis Lapiņas, the author of the pre-flag of Latvia, can be seen.
The Latvian national flag was created during the First World War. In 1915, when creating the flags of the Latvian rifle battalions, some artists offered red and white colors to the flag throwers. In the second half of 1916, the red-and-white flag thrown by the pedagogue and journalist Jānis Lapiņa was made by his student, Marianna Straumane, a teacher at the refugee shelter in Valmiera.
It is the first known and actually made Latvian national flag, which has survived to our days.
In 2014, a memorial to Jānis Lapiņas, the author of the pre-flag, was opened in "Lejas Pintuulis" of Veselava Parish, Priekuļi County.
The first known authentic Latvian national flag, which passed through the refugee corridors in Russia, was carefully hidden during the Soviet and German occupation, and is currently kept in the Cēsis Museum of History and Art . It was given as a gift in 1997 by their daughter Lija Poga.
Used sources and references:
http://visit.priekuli.lv/objekts/latvijas-pirmskaroga-autora-j-lapina-pieminas-vieta/
http://www.priekuli.lv/novads/biedribas-un-interesu-klubi/1261-pieminas-vieta-veselava-janim-lapinam
https://www.historia.lv/jaunumi/veselava-atklata-pieminas-vieta-pirma-latvijas-karoga-autoram-jlapinam
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