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Brocēni
Town
Flag of Brocēni
Flag
Coat of arms of Brocēni
Coat of arms
Brocēni is located in Latvia
Brocēni
Brocēni
Location in Latvia
Country  Latvia
Municipality Saldus Municipality
Town rights 1992
Area
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 • Rural territory 100.349 km2 (38.745 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total 2,834
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

Brocēni (; German: Brotzen) is a town in Saldus Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The town is situated along the river Ciecere, near lake Cieceres, which contains a large deposit of limestone that is used in the manufacturing of cement. From 2009 to 2021, the town was the center of Brocēni Municipality.

A Portland cement and slate factory, currently the only one in Latvia, was built from 1936 to 1938 by the 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, operations were expanded with the start of the nationalized Brocēni Cement and Roofing Slate Plant, Brocēni Lime Plant and Saldus Brick Plant. After the restoration of the independence of Latvia, the factory continued work and in 2005 was acquired by Cemex. In 2019, Cemex sold its assets in the Baltic States and the Nordic countries to the German SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG [de].

Brocēni is also home to the Starts Brocēni football club and one of its successors, Brocēni NBJSS (Brocēni Municipality Children and Youth Sports School).

Broceni station
Brocēni train station

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