Skaistkalne Parish

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Skaistkalne Parish
parish of Latvia
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Coat of arms
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56°22′38″N24°34′20″E / 56.3773°N 24.5721°E / 56.3773; 24.5721 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Country Latvia
Area
[1]
 • Total106.20 km2 (41.00 sq mi)
 • Land104.47 km2 (40.34 sq mi)
 • Water1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023) [2]
 • Total940
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)

Skaistkalne Parish (Latvian : Skaistkalnes pagasts) 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.

History

The present territory of Skaistkalne Parish is located in the ancient Medene land.

The name derives from the name of the first owner Herman Schönberg (from German : Schönberg - "beautiful mountain"). Until 1925 the parish was called Shenberg's Parish.

In the territory of the present day Skaistkalne parish, there was historically a manor house of Annelsele (Gut Hahns-Memelshof, Mēmele), Jaunsaule Manor ( Gut Neu-Rahden , Saules), Schoenberg manor ( Gut Schönberg , Skaistkalne).

In 1935 the parish area was 87.8 km2. In 1945, in the Skaistkalne parish and village council were established, but the parish was liquidated in 1949. In 1951, the territory of Skaistkalne, the village of kolhoz was added to the village of Skaistkalne. In 1963 Jaunsaules village was added, but the territory of Skaistkalne village "New Guard" was included in Kurmene Parish. Part of the territory of Vecsaule Parish was added in 1977 . In 1990, the village was reorganized into parish. In 2009, the parish was included into an administrative territory Vecumnieki Municipality.

Skaistkalne and Kurmene neighborhood 1925 topographic map 50-Skaistkalne.jpg
Skaistkalne and Kurmene neighborhood 1925 topographic map

Towns, villages and settlements of Skaistkalne parish


  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.

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