Āne

Āne
Village
Āne Āne's location inside Latvia
Coordinates: 56°38′49.52″N 23°48′44.42″E / 56.6470889°N 23.8123389°E / 56.6470889; 23.8123389Coordinates: 56°38′49.52″N 23°48′44.42″E / 56.6470889°N 23.8123389°E / 56.6470889; 23.8123389
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Ozolnieki
Parish	Cena
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2005)[1]
• Total	1,780

Āne is a large village in Ozolnieki Municipality, Latvia. The village is located on the Lielupe River approximately 38 km from the capital city of Riga and 7 km from city of Jelgava. It is known for the amount of clay that is dug up in local lakes. There is a brick factory, which was very prominent during the Soviet era; since the factory was privatised it still produces bricks albeit on a reduced scale. The town was very well known in the Soviet Union due to this. It is sometimes referred to by locals as "Sarkanais māls" literally meaning "Red clay".

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