Sabile

Sabile (Template:Audio; Template:Langx) is a town in Talsi Municipality, in the Courland region of 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Template:Interlanguage link used to be the most northern open-air vineyard in the world, registered in the Guinness Book of Records.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The winemaking tradition in Sabile dates back to the 16th century. For the first time, wine production was created here in 14th century during Livonia, and the hill was completely restored in 1936 by the mayor Osvalds Rezebergs. The Sabile Castle Mound, which was the center of the district from the 10th century to the 13th century, overlooks Sabile and the valley of the Abava River.