Aizkalne Parish
Aizkalne Parish | |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.17 km2 (28.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70.45 km2 (27.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 430 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Aizkalne Parish (Latvian: Aizkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.[3][4][5][6] The administrative center is Aizkalne.
The parish was formed around the former Jāsmuiža Manor (Josmuiža, Jasmuiža, Polish: Jasz-Muyża) in the late 19th century as a part of Daugavpils county. After 1949, when parishes were abolished by the Soviet occupation, it was a part of Preiļi district. In 2000 the town of Preiļi, Preiļi Parish and Aizkalne Parish were merged into Preiļi Municipality, then – a second-level administrative unit within Preiļi district. When districts were abolished by the 2009 Latvian administrative reform, the parish was reinstated as a part of Preiļi Municipality.
The father of notable Latvian poet and politician Rainis, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, owned Jāsmuiža Manor from 1883 to 1889. During this time, Rainis was a frequent visitor there. The Jasmuiža Rainis Museum was opened in the manor in 1965, showcasing an exhibition about the early life of the poet and a late-19th-century style Latgalian ceramics workshop that was built by Andrejs Paulāns.
Images
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Jasmuiža Rainis Museum in 2001
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Monument to the people of Aizkalne who perished in both world wars, the Latvian War of Independence and the occupation of Latvia
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Jasmuiža Veneration of the Saint Cross Roman Catholic Church, Aizkalne
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). nais.lv. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "2011 Census Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2017-08-02.