Bauska ( Latvian. Bauska , Until 1920 Russian Bauska , German: Marienland or Bauske ) is a city in Latvia , the administrative center of the Bauska region . The population of 9348 inhabitants (2016). The area is 6.1 km² .
| City | |||||
| Bauska | |||||
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| Latvian. Bauska | |||||
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| A country |  Latvia | ||||
| Status | regional city | ||||
| Region | Zemgale | ||||
| Edge | Bausky | ||||
| The mayor | Raitis Abelnieks | ||||
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| Area | 6.3 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 8,405 people ( 2019 ) | ||||
| Density | 1582.9 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Bauskin, Bauska [1] | ||||
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| Telephone code | +371 | ||||
| Postal codes | LV-3901 [2] | ||||
| ATVK Code | 0400201 [3] | ||||
| bauska.lv/en/ | |||||
It is located 66 km south of Riga , at the confluence of the Musa and Memele rivers, which form Lielupe . The nearest train station is Iecava (26 km).
The Livonian War (1558-1583), the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the Northern War (1700-1721), the plague of 1711, and the Napoleon campaign of 1812 left their mark on the history of the city.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Economics, industry
- 3 Attractions
- 4 Twin Cities
- 5 Famous Natives
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
- 8 References
- 9 Topographic maps
History
Bauska was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1443 , became a city in 1511 . He received the full rights of the city in 1609 . The Bauska Castle was founded in 1456 by the Landmaster of the German Order in Livonia, John von Mengaede (also called Boucher, Buschenborg and Bauschenburg). In 1625, the castle was taken by the Swedes, during the Northern War in 1705 - by the Russians. In 1705, the fortifications of the castle were destroyed, and since then it has been uninhabited. The ruins of the castle have been preserved, and in recent years it has been restored.
In 1855, there were 6,532 inhabitants in Bauska. At that time, the city had an Orthodox chapel, a Lutheran church, two synagogues. There were also 1 tannery, 1 brick and 2 distilleries ( breweries ). The annual fair was held from October 12 to 17.
In Soviet and post-Soviet times (until July 1, 2009 ), the city was the administrative center of the Bauska district .
Economics, industry
- Branches of fruit and vegetable canning and textile mill "Saule".
- " Bauskas alus " [4]
Attractions
- Bauska Castle XV-XVI centuries.
- Bau Museum of Local History and Art
- Memorial House-Museum of the Poet Vilis Pludonis “Leynieki”
- Machine Museum Exhibition
- Peasant farmstead and farm machinery museum
- Folk theater
- Orthodox Church
Not far from Bauska is the Rundale Palace of the Duke of Biron , built in ( 1736 - 1740 ) by the architect Rastrelli .
Twin Cities
- Rypin , Poland .
- Hedemurah , Sweden .
Famous Natives
- Bötcher, Arthur (1831–1889) - anatomist and pathologist of the Russian Empire.
- Stepermanis, Margers (1898-1968) - Latvian Soviet historian, teacher, doctor of historical sciences (1960), professor at the University of Latvia.
Notes
- ↑ Gorodetskaya I. L., Levashov E. A. Bauska // Russian names of inhabitants: Dictionary-reference book. - M .: AST , 2003 .-- S. 42. - 363 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-016914-0 .
- ↑ Book of Postal Codes of Latvia - April 2011 (Latvian)
- ↑ Classifier of administrative territories and territorial units of Latvia Archival copy of November 15, 2010 on Wayback Machine - February 16, 2011 (Latvian)
- ↑ Bauskas Alus
Literature
- Bausk // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Urtans A. Bauska in the late XIX - early XX centuries.
- O. E. Schmidt, Schlosse Bausk und Mesotten, Mitawa, 1890.
- Bauska Map
- The official website of the Bauska region (Latvian )
- Tourist Information Center of the Bauska district (Latvian) (Russian) (English) (German)
- Mengden, count and baronial clan // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Information about Bauska in a toponymic database (Latvian)
Topographic maps
- Map sheet O-35-XXXI Exchange . Scale: 1: 200 000. Status of the terrain for 1982. 1984 edition