Salgale Parish
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| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.87 km2 (60.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 149.67 km2 (57.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,403 |
| • Density | 9.374/km2 (24.28/sq mi) |
Salgale Parish (Latvian: Salgales pagasts; until 2011[3] - Sidrabene Parish, Sidrabenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Republic of Latvia and one of the 512 parishes that constitute today's Latvia. In a broader context, Salgale Parish is an integral part of Jelgava Municipality, which, in turn, is one of the constituent parts of the historical Latvian land of Semigallia (geographically, it is located north of the Daugava and south of the Saule region of Samogitia).[4] Administratively, it is situated within Latvia's Zemgale Planning Region, one of the country's five planning regions.[5]
History
[edit]Until 1949, the parish was part of Dobele county (which was renamed Jelgava County in 1920, the same year Latvia achieved independence, following a more than a year and a half-long Latvian War of Independence). After Latvia successfully achieved sovereignty and independence from the Soviet Union in May 1990, it was once again renamed the Jelgava district. After the districts were abolished by the Saeima (Latvian parliament) in 2009, the Salgale Parish became a part of Ozolnieki Municipality,[6] which was subsequently merged into Jelgava Municipality during the 2021 Latvian administrative reform.[7]
Ruins of Salgale lutheran church. Destroyed during WW2
Villages of Salgale Parish
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "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 2026.
- ↑ "Pašvaldība lemj Sidrabenes pagastu pārdēvēt par Salgales". TV Net 25 (in Latvian). 30 June 2010.
- ↑ Upleja, Sanita (2021-06-01). "Varakļāni paliek kā atsevišķs novads; Rēzeknes un Varakļānu novadā vēlēšanas pārceltas (plkst. 16.15)". Delfi (in Latvian). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ "Par Madonas novada domes priekšsēdētāju ievēlēts Agris Lungevičs - Madona.lv". madona.lv. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ "Oficiālās statistikas portāls". stat.gov.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
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