Bauska District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The principal city was Bauska.
Iecava is a town on the via Baltica in Bauska Municipality, in the Semigallia region of southern Latvia. The town has a population of around 9700 people. Iecava lies 40 km south of Riga and 23 km north of Bauska and was mentioned in historical documents as early as 1492. Until the 2021 Latvian administrative reform took into force on 1 July 2021, Iecava was a village and the center of Iecava Municipality.
The A7 is a national road in Latvia connecting Riga to the Lithuanian border (Grenctāle), through Bauska. The road is also known in Latvia as the Bauska Highway. The A7 is part of European route E67 and the European TEN-T road network. The road becomes the Lithuanian A10 at the border. The length of the A7 in Latvian territory is 86 kilometers. Currently the A7 has 2x2 lanes within the territory of Riga and on 12 km stretch from Riga border to Riga bypass A5, the rest is 1x1 lanes. The current speed limit is 90 km/h except for 2x2 expressway stretch where it's 110 km/h and in urban areas 50 km/h / 70 km/h. In period of 2005 - 2006, the A7 was reconstructed from the 25th until the 43rd kilometer and from the 67th until the 85th kilometer. A 2 kilometer stretch of the road was reconstructed in Iecava, and reconstruction of another 15 kilometer long stretch was finished in 2012. Ķekava bypass was opened to traffic on 13th of October, 2023. 11 km of the bypass is an expressway and 7 km is a regular 1x1 road. The average traffic (AADT) on the A7 in 2023 was 27,633 cars per day near Riga and 5,423 cars per day at the border of Lithuania.
Iecava Municipality is a former municipality in the historical region of Semigallia, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed 2003 by a reorganization of Iecava Parish, the administrative centre being Iecava. The municipality consisted of the following settlements: Audrupi, Dimzukalns, Dzelzāmurs, Dzimtmisa, Iecava, Rosme, Vanči, Zālīte, Ziemeļi, Zorģi. The population in 2020 was 8,353.
Vecsaule Parish is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Through the parish flows Lambārtes, Iecava and Mēmele River.
Viesturi Parish is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
Ozolnieki Municipality is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Ozolnieki Parish and Cena Parish; the administrative centre being Ozolnieki. In 2009 municipality absorbed Sidrabene parish, too. The population in 2020 was 10,019.
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
Dzimtmisa Manor is a manor in Dzimtmisa, Iecava Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.
Bauska Municipality is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish, Vecsaule parish and Bauska town, the administrative centre being Bauska.
Rundāle Municipality is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Rundāle Parish, Svitene Parish and Viesturi Parish, the administrative centre being Pilsrundāle. The population in 2020 was 3,307.
The Iecava is a river in Latvia, in the regions of Selonia and Semigallia. Its source is formed from several springs in Daudzese Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality. Its mouth is located 4 km below the town of Jelgava on the Lielupe river.
Dimzukalns is a village in Iecava Parish, Bauska Municipality. It is located in the northern part of the parish on the right bank of Jāņupe near the A7 highway, 8 km from the parish center Iecava, 30.5 km from the county center Bauska and 38 km from Riga.
Dzelzāmurs is a village in Iecava parish, Bauska Municipality. It is located in the northeast of the parish on the left bank of Misa, 13 km from the parish center Iecava, 35.5 km from the county center Bauska and 41 km from Riga.
Dzimtmisa is a settlement in Iecava parish, Bauska municipality. It is located in the north of the parish by the A7 highway, 10 km from the parish center Iecava, 32.5 km from the municipality center Bauska and 35 km from Riga.
Rosme is a village in Iecava Parish, Bauska Municipality. Located in the southern part of the parish near the A7 highway, 9 km from the parish center Iecava, 17 km from the municipality center Bauska and 54 km from Riga.
Zālīte is a village in Iecava parish, Bauska municipality. It is located in the west of the parish at the inlet of the Īkstruma in Iecava, 9.3 km from the parish center Iecava, 27.9 km from the municipality center Bauska and 54 km from Riga.
Zorģi is a village in Iecava Parish, Bauska Municipality. It is located in the southern part of the parish by the A7 highway, 4.4 km from the parish center Iecava, 18.8 km from the county center Bauskas and 49 km from Riga.
Ziemeļi is a village in Iecava Parish of Bauska municipality. It is located in the north of the parish on the banks of Putrupe near the A7 highway, 11 km from the parish center Iecava, 33 km from the municipality center Bauska and 36 km from Riga.
Vanči is a hamlet in Iecava parish of Bauska municipality, Latvia. It is located in the middle of the parish on the left bank of Iecava river, 6.6 km from the center of the parish Iecava, 27 km from the municipality center Bauska and 50 km from Riga.
