The Īkstrums, also Ikstrums, is a

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. It flows through the parishes of

Bauska Bauska () is a town in Bauska Municipality, in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia. Bauska is located from the Latvian capital Riga, 62 km (38.5 mi) from Jelgava and from the Lithuanian border on the busy European route E67. The to ...

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Mežotne Mežotne (german: Mesothen) is a town in Latvia 10 km west of Bauska and 40 km south of the capital of Latvia, Riga. It lies in the historical region of Zemgale on the left bank of the Lielupe river near the Lithuanian border. Mežo ...

and

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, where it flows into the River Iecava as a left-bank tributary. It begins southwest of

as the former headwaters of the Garoze River. In length it is 23 or 28 km. The mouth of the river in Iecava Parish is located near

Zālīte Zālīte is a village in Bauska Municipality in the historical region of Semigallia, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. References

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. It runs first eastward to Garoze, then turns north. In a large part of the Īkstrum's course, the bed is regulated. The basin is formed mainly by county

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. The most notable settlements on its banks are Code, Bērzmuiža,

Zālīte Zālīte is a village in Bauska Municipality in the historical region of Semigallia, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. References

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Tributaries

Right bank

* Dolīte

Literature

The Īkstrums has been mentioned in Edvards Virza's works.{{Cite web , title=Letonika.lv. Literatūras bibliotēka. Virza Edvarts. Dievišķīgās rotaļas , url=https://www.letonika.lv/literatura/Section.aspx?q=Ikstrums&s=0&g=6&r=300 , access-date=2024-01-06 , website=www.letonika.lv

References

Iecava parish Rivers of Latvia Tributaries of the Iecava (river)