Vecsaule Parish

Vecsaule Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms
56°25′08″N 24°25′14″E
Country	Latvia
Area [1]
• Total	164.25 km^2 (63.42 sq mi)
• Land	160.42 km^2 (61.94 sq mi)
• Water	3.83 km^2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2024)[2]
• Total	1,757
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)

Vecsaule Parish (Latvian: Vecsaules pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Through the parish flows Lambārtes, Iecava and Mēmele River.

History

Jaunsaule muiža (Neu-Rahden) in 2011 after reconstruction.

Battle of Saule, that took place in 1236, traditionally was identified with Šiauliai (German: Schaulen, Latvian: Šauļi) in Lithuania or with the small settlement of Vecsaule near Bauska in what is today southern Latvia.^[3][4][5]

On the territory of present-day Vecsaule parish there were historically located Kūlu manor (Gut Kuhlmannshof), Mazmēmeles manor (Gut Klein-Memelhof), Pēter manor (Gut Peterhof), Old Manor (Vecmuiža, Gut Althof , Jaunsaule Neu-Rahden), Vecsaules Manor ( Gut Alt-Rahden , Vecsaule). In 1935 Vecsaule Parish had an area of 113.6 km² and had a population of 1888. In 1945, the Mazsaules village was established in the parish and Vecsaule village council, was liquidated in 1949. In 1954 the Mazsaules village was added, in 1961 Soviet farm s «Dāviņi» territory was added Brukna village^[6] In 1963, part of the liquidated Brukna village was added, in 1977 part of Skaistkalne Parish was added, and in 1979 - part of Barbele village. In 1990, the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009 Vecsaule Parish was included as an administrative territory Bauska Municipality.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vecsaule parish

The largest settlements are Vecsaule (Parish Center) Jaunsaule, Kaģeni, Peat, Likverteni, Lici, Mazbrukna, Melderi, Ozolaine Petermuiza, Rīkani, Strautiņi.

References

1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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. Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Saulė-Šiauliai, Battle of". Encyclopedia Lituanica. Vol. V. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 73–74. LCCN 74-114275.
4. Battle of Saule on September 22, 1236. Janis Yushchevich. The guard. 1926. 140.-143. p.
5. Battle of Saule in September 1236. An attempt at localization.^{[dead link‍]} Dedumietis, D. History of Latvia. New and Recent Times. 2001. 2 (42), pp. 16-25.
6. Brukna Manor remained in Dāviņi Parish.

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