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| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,811 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Website | bauskarp.lv/ |
Bauska District (Latvian : Bauskas rajons) 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. [2] The principal city was Bauska.
In the 15th century, Bauska Castle was built as a stronghold of the Livonian Order and a settlement developed around the fortification, called Vairogmiests. In 1584, Gotthard Kettler instituted a plan to remove the settlement and organize streets for a new town of Bauska, which received its town charter in 1609. The area was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1795, and an administrative unit was formed 1819 as Kreis Bauske (Russian : Бауский уезд). When Latvian independence was declared on 18 November 1918 the kreis was renamed, reorganized and included territory which is now part of Lithuania. By 1920, Bauska County (Latvian : Bauskas apriņķis) included: Bauska Town and 20 parishes: Bauska, Bārbele, Brukna, Ceraukste, Code, Iecava, Īslīce, Jaunsaule, Kurmene, Mežotne, Misa, Panemune, Rundāle, Skaistkalne, Stelpe, Svitene, Taurkalne, Vecsaule, Vecumnieki, and Zālīte. [3]
During World War II Bauska was occupied by Soviet forces and heavy fighting destroyed many of the structures of the main town. The Jewish Latvian population of the area were largely exterminated by Nazi forces and several thousand residents of the district were deported in 1941 and 1949 during political unrest. Reoccupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II resulted in creation of the Bauska District (Latvian : Bauskas rajons) in 1949. The Baldone parish took over administration of Iecava, Misa, Stelpe, Vecumnieki and Zālīte parishes. The Eleja parish absorbed Svitene Parish and Jaunjelgava parish added the territories of Kurmene and Taurkalne parishes. [3]
Latvia regained its independence in 1991. The Districts of Latvia were reformed in 2009 and Bauska District was rendered defunct. It was split between the Bauska, Iecava, Rundāle and Vecumnieki municipalities.
Riga District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. It was the de facto successor of the historical Riga County since 1949.
The Lielupe is a river in central Latvia. Its length is 119 km (74 mi). The surface area of its drainage basin is 17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi). The average fall of the Lielupe is about and its average flow is 106 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s), although a maximum of 1,380 m3/s (49,000 cu ft/s) has been reached during floods.
Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until 1768. It is situated at Pilsrundāle, in Rundāle Parish, Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region, 12 km west of 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.
On 1 July 2009 the 26 districts of Latvia, introduced in 1949 by the Soviet occupation authorities to supersede counties, were divided into 77 cities, 10 amalgamated municipalities, 24 rural territories and 475 parishes.
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.
Skaistkalne Parish is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of Bauska District.
Vecsaule Parish is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Through the parish flows Lambārtes, Iecava and Mēmele River.
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.
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.
Vecumnieki Municipality is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.
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.
Audrupi is a hamlet in Bauska municipality.
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
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.
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.
Iecava parish is one of the territorial units of Bauska Municipality in its north. The parish includes the city of Iecava from all sides. It is bordered by Code, Dāviņi, Mežotne, Stelpe and Vecumnieki parishes of its own Municipality, Salgale parish of Jelgava Municipality, Baldone parish of Ķekava Municipality and Olaine parish of Olaine Municipality. From 2003 to 2021, Iecava Municipality was located on its territory.
The Īkstrums, also Ikstrums, is a river in Semigallia, Latvia. It flows through the parishes of Bauska, Code, Mežotne and Iecava, where it flows into the River Iecava as a left-bank tributary. It begins southwest of Code as the former headwaters of the Garoze River. In length it is 23 or 28 km.