{"id":5674,"date":"2021-03-23T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:54:44","slug":"birzu-karjera-nogrimusais-dzelzcels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/grove-quarry-sunk-iron\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock exchange quarry sunken railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/grove-quarry-sunk-iron\/#Birzu_karjera_vesture\" >Exchange career history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/grove-quarry-sunk-iron\/#Ko_iespejams_redzet_nirstot_Birzu_karjera\" >What can you see while diving in the Exchange&#039;s career?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/grove-quarry-sunk-iron\/#Nirsana_Birzu_karjera_udenskratuve\" >Diving in Bir\u017eai quarry reservoir<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Birzu_karjera_vesture\"><\/span>Exchange career history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 1984, dolomite began to be mined at this site because <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/nirsana-radzu-karjera\/\">Raja quarry<\/a><\/strong>, which was located near J\u0113kabpils, was almost exhausted in terms of resources, and the dolomite plant, called &quot;Dolomite&quot;, located in J\u0113kabpils, needed dolomite to be able to operate. The dolomite in this quarry is very dense, it was obtained by blasting methods. It was transported by truck to the ramp, where dolomite was loaded from it into special platforms on the railway track. Dolomite was led to a dolomite plant, where it was crushed and further, mostly used as a way to strengthen the foundations, as well as in various building materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bir\u017eai quarry former railway The railway is currently under water\" class=\"wp-image-5676\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275481 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-300x200.jpg?v=1706275481 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-768x512.jpg?v=1706275481 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-18x12.jpg?v=1706275481 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275481 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-230x153.jpg?v=1706275481 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-350x233.jpg?v=1706275481 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-480x320.jpg?v=1706275481 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels-272x182.jpg?v=1706275481 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birzu-karjera-bijusais-dzelzcels.jpg?v=1706275481 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Bir\u017eai quarry former railway The railway is currently under water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historical evidence in the form of photographs has been obtained from people who have ever worked in both a quarry and a dolomite factory. One of the pictures depicts a locomotive that ran along the Bir\u017eai quarry railway - to a quarry, from a quarry to a dolomite factory in J\u0113kabpils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5679\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275480 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-300x200.jpg?v=1706275480 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-768x512.jpg?v=1706275480 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-18x12.jpg?v=1706275480 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275480 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-230x153.jpg?v=1706275480 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-350x233.jpg?v=1706275480 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-480x320.jpg?v=1706275480 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu-272x182.jpg?v=1706275480 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lokomotive-kura-kurseja-pa-Birzu-karjera-dzelzcelu.jpg?v=1706275480 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>A locomotive running along the Bir\u017eai quarry railway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the specifics of the quarry, there were two large pumps in the quarry that pumped water so that it would not flow. One of them was located on one side of the quarry, where the depth of the quarry is about 1.20 m, and the other was located at the deepest point of the quarry, where the depth reaches 12 m. In all other quarry locations, its depth is approximately 5 m. According to legends, the company did not pay the bills and the electricity was cut off, resulting in the quarry flooding in a relatively short time. Dolomite was mined here from 1984 to 1993, when the dolomite plant was privatized. Due to the fact that the plant was privatized and the economic situation in the country was not excellent, it was considered that the extraction of dolomite in this quarry was no longer profitable and its extraction was stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5677\" alt=\"The railway started from the edge of the quarry\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275480 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-300x200.jpg?v=1706275480 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-768x512.jpg?v=1706275480 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-18x12.jpg?v=1706275480 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275480 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-230x153.jpg?v=1706275480 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-350x233.jpg?v=1706275480 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-480x320.jpg?v=1706275480 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas-272x182.jpg?v=1706275480 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcels-sakas-no-sis-karjera-malas.jpg?v=1706275480 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The railway started from the edge of this quarry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ko_iespejams_redzet_nirstot_Birzu_karjera\"><\/span>What can you see while diving in the Exchange&#039;s career?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When diving into the underwater world of this quarry, it is possible to see railway sleepers, but as far as they are located in the upper layer of the water body, where the water temperature is warm enough and water plants and grass have multiplied, they have grown into grass.<br>At a depth of two meters, the large water grass disappears, the vegetation changes a bit and the railway tracks can be seen overgrown with a thick layer of sod. Shrubs have overgrown on both sides of the railway because they were not cut down and are now under water, forming a peculiar underwater kingdom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire railway infrastructure as it used to be is still there. The railway tracks are located on sleepers, it is also possible to see a switch with all direction indicators, which divides the railway tracks into two parts. There is a building made of sleepers. It has two floors, where you can dive on the first floor and dive on the second floor. In this building, quarry railway workers kept tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275455 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-300x200.jpg?v=1706275455 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-768x512.jpg?v=1706275455 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-18x12.jpg?v=1706275455 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275455 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-230x153.jpg?v=1706275455 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-350x233.jpg?v=1706275455 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-480x320.jpg?v=1706275455 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-272x182.jpg?v=1706275455 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zemudens-dzelzcels-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve.jpg?v=1706275455 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Submarine railway in Bir\u017eai quarry reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nirsana_Birzu_karjera_udenskratuve\"><\/span>Diving in Bir\u017eai quarry reservoir<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daivings.lv forum participants will visit the Exchange&#039;s career in 2008 and 2021. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/albums\/index.php?\/category\/47\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/albums\/index.php?\/category\/47\">Picture in the picture<\/a><\/strong>, who was made after diving in Bir\u017eai career in 2008, can be seen the most active divers of the forum - Ingr\u012bda P., Normunds P., Valters Preimanis and Andris Vanags. Together we study the underwater part of the Bir\u017eai quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275456 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-300x200.jpg?v=1706275456 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-768x512.jpg?v=1706275456 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-18x12.jpg?v=1706275456 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275456 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-230x153.jpg?v=1706275456 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-350x233.jpg?v=1706275456 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-480x320.jpg?v=1706275456 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-272x182.jpg?v=1706275456 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-darbinieku-divstavu-eka-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve.jpg?v=1706275456 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Two-storey building of railway employees in Bir\u017eai quarry reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to the building is a rather large tank, which stored salt water, which was used to sprinkle the platforms so that the dolomite does not freeze during the winter. There is also a floodlight tower, which illuminated part of the territory, as well as a guard house. There was also an excavator bucket of impressive size and weight, which was highlighted and is no longer in this career. It was highlighted with the idea that it would be used usefully for the needs of P\u013cavi\u0146as HPP excavators, but its dimensions were inappropriate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1024x683.jpg?v=1706275456 1024w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-300x200.jpg?v=1706275456 300w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-768x512.jpg?v=1706275456 768w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-18x12.jpg?v=1706275456 18w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-1000x667.jpg?v=1706275456 1000w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-230x153.jpg?v=1706275456 230w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-350x233.jpg?v=1706275456 350w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-480x320.jpg?v=1706275456 480w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve-272x182.jpg?v=1706275456 272w, https:\/\/daivings.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dzelzcela-parmijas-parslegs-Birzu-karjera-udenskratuve.jpg?v=1706275456 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Two-storey building of railway employees in Bir\u017eai quarry reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, quarries have developed islands and peninsulas. They are shown in the quarry image from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Start of the railway GPS 56.422787,25.739452<\/mark><\/li><li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Access point GPS 56.418755,25.736465<\/span><\/mark><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Find out more about the popular diving sites in Latvia, <a href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/popularakas-daivinga-vietas-latvija\/\">here<\/a><\/li><li>Learn to dive together in the diving club &quot;Diving&quot;, <a href=\"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/daivinga-kursi\/\">here<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>The article about the Exchange quarry was prepared by Cetacea based on the materials collected by Andris Vanags.<\/em><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Bir\u017eai quarry In 1984, dolomite began to be mined in this area, as the Rad\u017ei quarry near J\u0113kabpils was almost depleted in terms of resources and the dolomite plant called \u201cDolomite\u201d in J\u0113kabpils needed dolomite to be able to provide [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":5882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nirsanas-pasakumi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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