Vāne Parish

Vāne Parish
parish of Latvia
56°54′17″N 22°35′53″E / 56.9047°N 22.5981°E / 56.9047; 22.5981 Edit this at Wikidata
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total166.44 km2 (64.26 sq mi)
 • Land163 km2 (63 sq mi)
 • Water3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[2]
 • Total706
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)

Vāne Parish (Latvian: Vānes pagasts) was an administrative territorial entity of Tukums Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It was part of the former Kandava Municipality from 2009 until 2021.

History

In the territory of today's Vāne Parish there were historically Aizupe Manor (German: Gut Ahsuppen, Aizupe), Vāne Manor (German: Gut Wahnen, Vane), Varieb Manor (German: Gut Warriben, Varieba).

In 1935 the area of Vāne Parish was 60.2 km2. In 1945 the parish councils of Vāne and Sarcene were established, but in 1949 the parish was dissolved. In 1954 the villages of Sarcene and Varieb were added to the village of Vāne and in 1973 the village of Aizupe was also added. In 1990 the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009, the parish was included as an administrative territory in Kandava Municipality.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vāne parish

  • Vāne [lv] – parish administrative center

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  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 2024.

56°54′17″N 22°35′53″E / 56.90472°N 22.59806°E / 56.90472; 22.59806

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