# Brocēni

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Town in Saldus Municipality, Latvia

Town in Saldus Municipality, Latvia

Brocēni Town Flag Coat of arms Brocēni Location in Latvia Coordinates: 56°40′N 22°34′E / 56.667°N 22.567°E / 56.667; 22.567 Country Latvia Municipality Saldus Municipality Town rights 1992 Government • Mayor Solvita Dūklava Area [1] • Total 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) • Land 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) • Water 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi) • Rural territory 100.349 km2 (38.745 sq mi) Population (2026)[2] • Total 2,827 • Density 340/km2 (881/sq mi) Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal code LV-3851; LV-3801 Calling code +371 638 Number of city council members 11 Website www.broceni.lv

**Brocēni** ([pronunciation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/99/Lv-Broc%C4%93ni.ogg/Lv-Broc%C4%93ni.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lv-Broc%C4%93ni.ogg); [German](/source/German_language): *Brotzen*) is a [town](/source/Town) in [Saldus Municipality](/source/Saldus_Municipality_(2021%E2%80%93present)) in the [Courland](/source/Courland) region of [Latvia](/source/Latvia). The town is situated along the river Ciecere, near [lake Cieceres](/source/Lake_Cieceres), which contains a large deposit of [limestone](/source/Limestone) that is used in the manufacturing of [cement](/source/Cement). From 2009 to 2021, the town was the center of [Brocēni Municipality](/source/Broc%C4%93ni_Municipality).

A [Portland cement](/source/Portland_cement) and [slate](/source/Slate) factory, currently the only one in Latvia, was built from 1936 to 1938 by the [Riga](/source/Riga)-based *A/S Ch. Schmit* cement factory of H. H. Šmits. The initial capacity was 60 thousand tons of cement per year. In 1948, during the [Soviet occupation of Latvia](/source/Latvian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic), operations were expanded with the start of the nationalized Brocēni Cement and Roofing Slate Plant, Brocēni Lime Plant and [Saldus](/source/Saldus) Brick Plant. After the restoration of the independence of Latvia, the factory continued work and in 2005 was acquired by [Cemex](/source/Cemex). In 2019, Cemex sold its assets in the Baltic States and the Nordic countries to the German [SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schwenk_Zement&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwenk_Zement)].[3][4]

Brocēni is also home to the [Starts Brocēni](/source/Starts_Broc%C4%93ni) [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) club and one of its successors, *Brocēni NBJSS* (Brocēni Municipality Children and Youth Sports School).

[Brocēni train station](/source/Broc%C4%93ni_Station)

## Notable residents

- [Vadims Žuļevs](/source/Vadims_%C5%BDu%C4%BCevs) (born 1988), footballer

- [Dons (singer)](/source/Dons_(singer)) (born 1984), Latvia's representative for the [Eurovision Song Contest 2024](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024).

## See also

- [List of cities in Latvia](/source/List_of_cities_in_Latvia)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-836770a229498c448c6d756421e922de4aa3711b-v20_1-0)** ["Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā"](https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT011/). Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-3925999805e580d95950c857e830d8f8b5a25669-v20_2-0)** ["Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)"](https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRE/IRE071/). Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** KG, SCHWENK Zement. ["Cement production history in Brocēni"](https://schwenk.lv/en/about-schwenk/schwenk-latvija/cement-production-history-in-broceni/). *SCHWENK Latvija*. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [""Cemex" Baltijas un Ziemeļvalstu aktīvus pārdod Vācijas "Schwenk""](https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/cemex-baltijas-un-ziemelvalstu-aktivus-par-340-miljoniem-eiro-pardod-vacijas-schwenk.a310231/) [Cemex sells its Baltic and Nordic assets to the German Schwenk]. *[Lsm.lv](/source/Lsm.lv)* (in Latvian). 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

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