Lestene Parish

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

Lestene Parish
parish of Latvia
56°46′51″N 23°08′11″E
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total83.92 km2 (32.40 sq mi)
 • Land81.93 km2 (31.63 sq mi)
 • Water1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
 • Total511
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)

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

Towns, villages and settlements of Lestene parish
  • Blāzma
  • Burtnieki
  • Lestene
  • Mariņmuiža
Sculpture (2000) by Arta Dumpe in Lestene cemetery

References
  1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  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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