Valgund volost ( Latvian. Valgundes pagasts ) - one of the two territorial units of the Jelgava region of Latvia .
| Volost | |
| Valgund volost | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Valgundes pagasts | |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Included in | Jelgava region |
| Adm. center | Valgunde |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | |
| Square | 210.44 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2 117 [1] people ( 2011 ) |
| Density | 10.1 people / km² |
It borders on the Livberz and Kalnciem parish of its territory, the Jaunberz parish of the Dobele region , the Dzhukst and Slamp volosts of the Tukum region , the Salskaya and Babitskaya volosts of the Babitsky region , the Olaine volost of the Olaynsky region , the Ozolniekskaya and Tsenskaya volosts of the Ozolnieki region and the city of Jelgava .
Geographical position
The parish is located in the marshy area of the Middle Latvia Lowland between the cities of Riga and Jelgava on both banks of the Lielupe River . The rivers Wetzberze , Naburdzite , Iecava , Price , Tsesna flow through its territory and the Kaugur and Wetzberz canals are located.
The largest settlements of the volost are: Vitolini , Valgunde (volost center), Tireli , Kalnciema chip , Kishi , Klivmuiza , Valgund monastery .
History
The Valgund volost was formed in 1867 on the land of the Valgund estate. In 1935, the Valgund parish of Jelgava county had a total area of 72.8 km² and 1,470 inhabitants. In 1945, the volost included the Rudulsky and Valgundsky village councils. After the cancellation of the volost division in 1949, Valgunde was part of the Jelgava (1949–1962, 1967–1990) and Dobele (1962–1967) districts, and rural lands were transferred to the Kalnetsiemsky Village Council.
In 1954, the Ozolnieki and part of Mazsvetes were attached to Valgunda, in 1979 Kalnciems. In 1990, the Valgund Village Council was reorganized into the Valgund Region. In 2009 , at the end of the Latvian administrative-territorial reform, the Valgunda Region, as a parish, became part of the created Jelgava Region.
Attractions
- On the territory of the Valgundi parish on the Mangali farm there is a branch of the Latvian Military Museum, the exposition of which is dedicated to the Christmas Fights of the First World War .
Notes
- ↑ Population in local governments as of 01.01.2011 (Latvian) . Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. Date of treatment April 1, 2011. Archived August 10, 2012.