Vecumnieki
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Vecumnieki is a village in Vecumnieki municipality
, Latvia
, with a population of 2487 (2007). It is just north of the Jelgava
-Krustpils railroad.
There are few shops, kindergarten and a secondary school.
Vecumnieki parish
is one of 10 largest parishes in Latvia, with population of almost 5000.
The buses from Riga
to Skaistkalne
, Ilūkste
and Nereta
stop by the crossroad at the centre.
Vecumnieki municipality
Vecumnieki municipality is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki....
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, with a population of 2487 (2007). It is just north of the Jelgava
Jelgava
-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
-Krustpils railroad.
There are few shops, kindergarten and a secondary school.
Vecumnieki parish
Vecumnieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vecumnieki parish :* Vecumnieki...
is one of 10 largest parishes in Latvia, with population of almost 5000.
The buses from Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
to Skaistkalne
Skaistkalne
Skaistkalne is a village in Vecumnieki municipality, Latvia, and the centre of Skaistkalne parish....
, Ilūkste
Ilukste
- History :Ilūkste was first mentioned in 1559, part of the estate lands of Count Kasper Zibergs.By 1795, thanks to its strategic location at the crossroads of Lithuania, Belarus and Daugavpils, Ilūkste became an important trade city and regional center, with 50 churches, 15 schools, and 150 taverns...
and Nereta
Nereta
Nereta is a village in Nereta municipality, Latvia. Nereta had 1,282 residents as of 2006....
stop by the crossroad at the centre.