Tome Parish ( lv, Tomes pagasts) is an

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Ogre Municipality Ogre Municipality ( lv, Ogres novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish, Ķeipene Parish, Laubere Parish, Madliena Parish, Maz ...

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

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(From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former

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History

Tome's name "Thompus" was first mentioned in 1735. Until 1924, Tome Parish belonged to the

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, later to the

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District. In 1935, Tome Parish had an area of 73 km² and a population of 763 inhabitants. In 1945, Tome

village council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

was established in the parish, which was abolished in 1947, but in 1949, with the abolition of the parish, it was re-established. Tome village belonged to Riga (1945-1949) and

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(1947-1949) districts and (1949-1954). The village was abolished in 1954 and the territory was included in . In 1960, the Strēlnieku village was liquidated and the

kolkhoz 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 ...

"Tome" territory was added to the Ķeguma workers' village, creating a "rural area of Ķegums". In 1993, Ķegums was granted

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rights, but the rural territory was reorganized into "Tome Parish", which was liquidated again in 1994, adding Ķegums as a rural territory. In 2002, the city of Ķegums with a rural territory was reorganized into

. In 2010, the rural territory of Ķegums was reorganized into a separate administrative territory and renamed "Tomes Parish". The territory of Tome Parish is defined by law as a part of the region of

.
Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums

Hydrography

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Towns, villages and settlements of Tome parish

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References

External links

Parishes of Latvia Ogre Municipality Semigallia {{Zemgale-geo-stub