Lestene Parish

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Lestene Parish
parish of Latvia
Lestenes pagasts LocMap.png
56°46′51″N23°08′11″E / 56.7807°N 23.1363°E / 56.7807; 23.1363 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Country Latvia
Area
[1]
 • Total83.92 km2 (32.40 sq mi)
 • Land81.93 km2 (31.63 sq mi)
 • Water1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023) [2]
 • Total511
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)

Lestene Parish (Latvian : Lestenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Tukums Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The administrative center is Lestene.

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A historic church featuring ornate Baroque woodcarvings is located in Lestene. [3]

Towns, villages and settlements of Lestene parish

Sculpture (2000) by Arta Dumpe in Lestene cemetery Lestene Cemetery 1.JPG
Sculpture (2000) by Arta Dumpe in Lestene cemetery

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References

  1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Birzulis, Philip (25 September 2022). "Religion in Latvia: the Lutherans of Lestene". eng.lsm.lv. Public broadcasting of Latvia . Retrieved 15 October 2022.

56°46′50″N23°08′11″E / 56.78056°N 23.13639°E / 56.78056; 23.13639


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