Dikli Tourism Path

Dikli is a quit rural village in the Northern part of Latvia. Dikli is well known as the birthplace of the Latvian theatre and Song Festivals.

Our tourism path starts from Dikli school.

1. Jura Neikena Dikli Elementary school.

The present school building was built in the year 1876 ( the oldest part of the school). There were grades from the 1st to 4th before 1929.

• In 1931. Budenbrok school was affiliated to Dikli school .
• In 1940. Dikli school had 7 grades and became an incomplete secondary school.
• In 1952. Dikli municipality council granted Dikli school a new building. It became a boarding school.
• In 1962 school had already 8 grades. From 1963 to 1967 the new annexe has built- gym hall.
• In 1989 school was given a new name – J. Neikena Dikli nine year school.
• In 1992 school was given a new name – J.Neikena Dikli primary school.
• In 2006 school celebrated 130 years anniversary.

2. Dikli Evangelic Lutheran Church

A small wooden church was built as a pile building back in 1722 which was transformed into a brick building in 1848. retaining its previous form. From 1857.-1867, the vicar of this church was Juris Neikens. The church is home to one of the most ornamental of baroque era church altars in Vidzeme. (built in 1698) and a pulpit ( built in 1699.) which was created by a sculptor from the Riga sculptor’s workshop.
J.Neikens ( 1826.-1868)- pastor, writer- worked at Dikli congregation (draudzē). 1864 Dikli was arranged for the first Latvian song festival.

3. Dikli Stage-platform (estrāde) – variety art

During the summer festival of 1864. not far from the Dikli Estate Park, the first ever song festival took place organised by clergyman and writer Juris Neikens.

4. Jura Neikena memorial stone.

Historical Monument is the first Latvian song festival venue on the Neikena hill.
There is set up a memorial stone .

5. Dikli palace-hotel.

(1896) - built in the neo-baroque style, now fully renovated as a luxurious hotel and events venue, but also open to visitors. There is beautiful interior detailing throughout, with splendid tiled fireplaces in many halls. The ground floor has been reconstructed as a cosy restaurant, billiard room and spa. The estate has numerous outbuildings and a landscaped park.It is an ideal place for recreation , seminars and celebrations. The hotel is located on a small cobble stone street, 100m from Dikli centre. The manor house was built in neo-baroque style in 1896. It offers a four star hotel, restaurant and recreation facilities. There are a great collection of old stones and fireplaces.
In 1818, Dikli Palace was the venue for a performance of Friedrich Schiller”s play. The robbers’ translated by a servant on the estate, Janis Peitans , in which the local farmers resident in the vicinity of Dikli took to the stage as actors.

Have a nice walk along the path!