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Lestene Parish

Lestene Parish
56°46′51″N 23°08′11″E / 56.7807°N 23.1363°E / 56.7807; 23.1363 Edit this at Wikidata
Lestene Parish is located in Latvia
Lestene Parish
Lestene Parish
Location within Latvia
CountryLatvia
Area
  Total
83.91 km2 (32.40 sq mi)
  Land81.26 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
  Water2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2026)[2]
  Total
517 Edit this on Wikidata
  Density6.36/km2 (16.5/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 19 June 2026.
  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 2026.
  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