Zaļenieki Parish

Zaļenieki Parish (Latvian: Zaļenieku pagasts) is an administrative unit in the western part of Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. It borders the Parishes of Glūda, Svēte, Lielplatone, Vilce, Tērvete, and Augstkalne. Rivers Auce, Dorupīte, Eglone, Svēte, and Tērvete flow through Zaļenieki.

Zaļenieki manor house
MunicipalityJelgavas Novads
Administreative CentreZaļenieki
Area122,83 km2
Population (2010)690
Population Density13.8 per km2
Zaļenieki Parish
56°30′28″N 23°30′45″E
CountryLatvia
Area
  Total122.55 km2 (47.32 sq mi)
  Land120.93 km2 (46.69 sq mi)
  Water1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
  Total1,383
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)

Towns, villages and settlements of Zaļenieki parish

Zaļenieki, Spurģi, Ūziņi, Apgunste.

Notable people

  • Poet Aspazija (1865 - 1943) was born in Daukšas, Zaļenieki Parish


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