Augstkalne Parish
Augstkalne Parish | |
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parish of Latvia | |
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| Coordinates: 56°24′27″N 23°22′33″E / 56.4074°N 23.3758°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Population (1 January 2026) | |
• Total | 771 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Time |
Augstkalne Parish (Latvian: Augstkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Dobele Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 1067.[1] The administrative center is the village of Augstkalne.
Towns, villages and settlements of Augstkalne parish
- Augstkalne (location of Mežmuiža Manor)
- Dzeguzēni
- Klinti
Notable residents
- Georg Mancelius (1593-1654), German Baltic Lutheran theologian and linguist, rector of the University of Tartu, author of the first Latvian dictionary (1638).
- Christoph Friedrich Neander (de) (1723-1802), German Baltic Lutheran pastor, Enlightenment movement worker, author of Kurzeme songbook (1766).
See also
References
- ↑ "Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pašvaldibas" [Latvian population by municipality] (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde [Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs] (in Latvian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Augstkalne parish at Wikimedia Commons