Vecpiebalga Parish

Vecpiebalga Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms of Vecpiebalga Parish
Location of Vecpiebalga Parish
Coordinates: 57°04′40″N 25°47′07″E / 57.0777°N 25.7852°E / 57.0777; 25.7852
CountryLatvia
Population
 (1 January 2026)
 • Total
1,249
Time zoneEastern European Time

Vecpiebalga Parish (Latvian: Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality.[1] The parish center is Vecpiebalga.

Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 5 parishes in the former Vecpiebalga Municipality. Until 2009 Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 21 parishes in the former Cēsis district. The territory is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.[2]

Vecpiebalga Parish is the birthplace of the writers Reinis Kaudzīte, Matīss Kaudzīte and Kārlis Skalbe.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vecpiebalga Parish

References

  1. ↑ Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  2. ↑ Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums