Vecpils Parish

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Vecpils Parish
parish of Latvia
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56°36′59″N21°32′05″E / 56.6163°N 21.5348°E / 56.6163; 21.5348 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Country Latvia
Area
[1]
 • Total
80.07 km2 (30.92 sq mi)
 • Land76.63 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
 • Water3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024) [2]
 • Total
390
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)

Vecpils Parish (Latvian : Vecpils pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 529 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 80.2 km2. [3]

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Villages of Vecpils parish

History

Dižilmāja manor (Gut Groß-Ilmajen, Dižilmāja), Dižlāņi manor (Gut Groß-Lahnen, Vecpils (Vecpils parish)) was historically located in the territory of modern Vecpils parish, Gut Kleß-Strohken Manor (Gut Groß-Strohken), Gut Klein-Ilmajen Manor, Gut Klein-Lahnen Manor, Little layers), Vecpils manor (Gut Altenburg).

Vecpils Parish was established around 1890, when Vecpils, Lāņi, Stroķi, Lekši and Ilmāja manor parishes were united. In 1935, the area of the parish was 97.3 km2. In 1945, Vecpils and Stroķu village councils were established in the parish, but in 1949 the parish was liquidated. In 1954, the village of Stroķi was added to the village of Vecpils. In 1958, a part of Aizpute village was added to Vecpils village, but part of Vecpils village was included in Aizpute village. In 1968, part of the territory of the parish was added to Kalvenes village. The village was reorganized into a parish in 1990. From 2009 until 2021, Vecpils Parish was part of the former Durbe municipality.

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References

  1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ (in Latvian) Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās
  4. ↑ State Inspection for the Protection of Cultural Monuments . List of nationally protected immovable cultural monuments
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