Virtsavas parish ( Latvian. Vircavas pagasts ) - one of the thirteen territorial units of the Jelgava region of Latvia . It borders on the Viestur volost of the Bau region , Sesavskaya , Jaunsvirlauk and Platonic volosts of its territory.
| Volost | |||
| Wirtsav parish | |||
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| Latvian. Vircavas pagasts | |||
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| A country |  Latvia | ||
| Included in | Jelgava region | ||
| Adm. Centre | Wirtzawa | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 101.1 km² | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 1710 [1] people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 16.9 people / km² | ||
The largest settlements of the volost are: Virtsava (volost center), Arini, Erverti, Mazlauki , Ogleine, Reikuli, Rocky, Shkiras.
The following rivers flow through the territory of the volost: Elea , Liepars, Ogleine, Reda, Sesava, Upel, Wirtzava.
History
Until 1925, it was called Kronvirtsavsky volost. In 1935, the Wirtsav parish of Jelgava county had an area of 99.7 km². In 1945, the Wirtsav and Spridish village councils were part of the volost. After the cancellation of the volost division in 1949, the Wirtsavsky village council was included in the Jelgava region .
In 1954, the liquidated Srididish Village Council was annexed to the Wirtsavsky Village Council. In 1966 - Lielvirtsavsky Village Council. Part of the territory of the Wirtsavsky village council passed to the Jaunsvirtsava village council. In 1974, parts of the territories of the Platon and Jaunsvirlauk village councils were added, and a part of the Wirtzava village council was added to the Platon village council. In 1977 and 1979, parts of the Old Town Council were gradually phased in. In 1987, part of the Wirtzava Village Council was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Jaunsvirlauk Village Council [2] .
In 1990, the Wirtsavsky village council was reorganized into a volost. In 2009, at the end of the Latvian administrative-territorial reform, the Wirtsav parish became part of the created Jelgava region.
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.
- ↑ Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. A / S Preses nams, Riga, 2001-2002 ISBN 9984-00-412-0