Vestiena ( Latvian: Vestiena ) is a settlement in the Madona region of Latvia . The administrative center of Vestiensky volost . It is located on the regional road P81 ( Berzaune - Vestiena - Erglie ). The city of Madona is about 25 km away [1] . Near Vestiena there are lakes Ilzins, Salas and Kala.
| Village | |
| Vestiena | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Vestiena | |
 Vestien Manor | |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Madona region |
| Volost | Vestienne parish |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 320 people ( 2017 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | |
According to data for 2017, 320 people lived in the village [2] . There is a volost administration, an elementary school, a kindergarten, a community center, a library, an open-air stage, a post office, a feldsher point, a Lutheran church, a gas station, several shops and enterprises.
The surviving buildings of the Vestien estate (XVIII-XIX centuries) is an architectural monument of national importance [3] .
Population
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 383 |
| 2000 | 408 |
| 2007 | 380 |
| 2017 | 320 |
History
Previously, the village was the center of the estate of Vestien (Festen).
In Soviet times, the village was the center of the Vestiensky Village Council of the Madona District . In the village was the central estate of the Vestiena state farm [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative and territorial division of the Latvian SSR 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - 137 p. - 8000 copies. (Latvian) (Russian)
- ↑ Database of geographical objects of Latvia (Latvian)
- ↑ List of cultural monuments of Latvia // mantojums.lv (Latvian)