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Pitrags (Livonian: Pitrõg) is a populated place in Talsi District, Latvia at the mouth of the river Pitraga. One of twelve Livonian villages. Other names: Pitraguciems, Pitrag, Pitraga Ciems, Petragga, Pitraga, Pitragutsiyeme. Was founded in Medieval times by several brothers who arrived from Saaremaa and settled here. Due to its geographical location on the river for many years Pitrags was a regional centre of shipbuilding, providing small fishing timber boats for locals and nearby villages of Saunags, Vaide, etc. During Soviet time a large fish smoking plant was located here (now abandoned). There is also a small local church and cemetery. Along the dunes lies the site of the narrow gauge railway, an extension line of military railway built to nearby Mazirbe during World War I. Railway was decommissioned in 1960-ties, several years after new military motorway was built.