Augstkalne Parish (Latvian: Augstkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Dobele Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 1067.[3] The administrative center is Augstkalne village.
Augstkalne Parish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.51 km2 (24.91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.62 km2 (24.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 772 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Towns, villages and settlements of Augstkalne parish
edit- Augstkalne
- Dzeguzēni
- Klinti
Notable residents
edit- Georg Mancelius (1593-1654), German Baltic Lutheran theologian and linguist, rector of the University of Tartu, author of the first Latvian dictionary (1638).
- Christoph Friedrich Neander (de) (1723-1802), German Baltic Lutheran pastor, Enlightenment movement worker, author of Kurzeme songbook (1766).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pašvaldibas" [Latvian population by municipality] (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde [Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs] (in Latvian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
edit
Media related to Augstkalne parish at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Semigallia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |