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Lestene Parish

Coordinates: 56°46′50″N 23°08′11″E / 56.78056°N 23.13639°E / 56.78056; 23.13639
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Lestene Parish
56°46′51″N 23°08′11″E / 56.7807°N 23.1363°E / 56.7807; 23.1363 Edit this at Wikidata
CountryLatvia
Area
 • Total
83.92 km2 (32.40 sq mi)
 • Land81.93 km2 (31.63 sq mi)
 • Water1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[2]
 • Total
512
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)

Lestene Parish (Latvian: Lestenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Tukums Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The administrative center is Lestene.

A historic church featuring ornate Baroque woodcarvings is located in Lestene.[3]

Towns, villages and settlements of Lestene parish

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  • Blāzma
  • Burtnieki
  • Lestene
  • Mariņmuiža
Sculpture (2000) by Arta Dumpe in Lestene cemetery

References

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  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  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. ^ Birzulis, Philip (25 September 2022). "Religion in Latvia: the Lutherans of Lestene". eng.lsm.lv. Public broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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56°46′50″N 23°08′11″E / 56.78056°N 23.13639°E / 56.78056; 23.13639