Aizkalne Parish

Aizkalne Parish
parish of Latvia
Location of Aizkalne Parish
Coordinates: 56°12′19″N 26°45′13″E / 56.2054°N 26.7535°E / 56.2054; 26.7535
CountryLatvia
Population
 (1 January 2026)
 • Total
399

Aizkalne Parish (Latvian: Aizkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.[1][2][3][4] The administrative center is Aizkalne.

The parish was formed around the former Jāsmuiža Manor (Josmuiža, Jasmuiža, Polish: Jasz-Muyża) in the late 19th century as a part of Daugavpils county. After 1949, when parishes were abolished by the Soviet occupation, it was a part of Preiļi district. In 2000 the town of Preiļi, Preiļi Parish and Aizkalne Parish were merged into Preiļi Municipality, then – a second-level administrative unit within Preiļi district. When districts were abolished by the 2009 Latvian administrative reform, the parish was reinstated as a part of Preiļi Municipality.

The father of notable Latvian poet and politician Rainis, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, owned Jāsmuiža Manor from 1883 to 1889. During this time, Rainis was a frequent visitor there. The Jasmuiža Rainis Museum was opened in the manor in 1965, showcasing an exhibition about the early life of the poet and a late-19th-century style Latgalian ceramics workshop that was built by Andrejs Paulāns.

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References

  1. ↑ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). nais.lv. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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