Skulte (german: Adiamünde) is a

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Limbaži Municipality Limbaži Municipality ( lv, Limbažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Katvari Parish, Limbaži Parish, Pāle Parish, Skulte Parish, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish, Viļķene Paris ...

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, and the centre of

Skulte Parish Skulte Parish ( lv, Skultes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Limbaži Municipality, Latvia. It was an administrative unit of Limbaži District Limbaži District ( lv, Limbažu rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in V ...

History

Skulte is an ancient settlement on the highway that led from

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. The ancient name of the county, Ademinde, comes from the Livonian word ''adia'' - edge and the

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word ''Münde'' - mouth; "at the mouth of edge". Skulte became a larger settlement in the 1930s after the division of building plots in the territory of the former Skulte manor (''Adiamünde''). In 1933, Skultei was granted the status of a densely populated place (village). During the

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between the railway and the parish border on both sides of Aģes several colonies (villages) of summer houses and small gardens were established along the river, which were later administratively included in the territory of Skulte village.

Geography

Chapel

The Skulte burial chapel is an architectural monument of local importance.

Climate

Skulte has a

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(

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''Dfb'').

Demographics

Population changes

Within existing limits, according to CSB data.

References

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