Skaistkalne Parish ( lv, Skaistkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of

Bauska Municipality Bauska Municipality ( lv, Bauskas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish ...

in the

Semigallia Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...

region of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of

Bauska District Bauska District ( lv, Bauskas rajons) was an Districts of Latvia, administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local gover ...

History

The present territory of Skaistkalne Parish is located in the ancient Medene land. The name derives from the name of the first owner Herman Schönberg (from de , Schönberg - "beautiful mountain"). Until 1925 the parish was called ''Shenberg's Parish''. In the territory of the present day Skaistkalne parish, there was historically a manor house of Annelsele (''Gut Hahns-Memelshof'', Mēmele), Jaunsaule Manor ('' Gut Neu-Rahden '', Saules), Schoenberg manor ('' Gut Schönberg '',

Skaistkalne Skaistkalne (formerly ''Šēnberga'', german: Schönberg, yi, שימבורג, Shimberg) is a village in Skaistkalne Parish, Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. It is the centre of Skaistkalne Parish. History In historical ...

). In 1935 the parish area was 87.8 km². In 1945, in the Skaistkalne parish and village council were established, but the parish was liquidated in 1949. In 1951, the territory of Skaistkalne, the village of

kolhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz., a contraction of советское хозяйство, soviet ownership or ...

was added to the village of Skaistkalne. In 1963 Jaunsaules village was added, but the territory of Skaistkalne village "New Guard" was included in

Kurmene Parish Kurmene Parish ( lv, Kurmenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Towns, villages and settlements of Kurmene Parish

*Kaijas *Kurmene *Vērdiņi {{Cities and parishes of Aizkrauk ...

. Part of the territory of Vecsaule Parish was added in 1977 . In 1990, the village was reorganized into

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

. In 2009, the parish was included into an administrative territory

Vecumnieki Municipality Vecumnieki Municipality ( lv, Vecumnieku novads) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki par ...

Towns, villages and settlements of Skaistkalne parish

* Parishes of Latvia Bauska Municipality Semigallia {{zemgale-geo-stub