Viesīte ( lt, Viesytė; german: Eckengrafen) is a town in the western part of
Jēkabpils Municipality
Jēkabpils Municipality ( lv, Jēkabpils novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ābeļi Parish, Dignāja Parish, Dunava Parish, Kalna Parish, Leimaņi Parish, Rubene Parish and Zasa Parish. Dur ...
in the
Selonia region of
Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,500.
Viesīte is a typical
Selonia town located in the hills in the centre of the district. Selonia is cultural and historical district, bordering on
Latgale,
Zemgale
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. ...
(Semigalia),
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in ...
and
Lithuania.
Viesīte town (previously called ''Eckengraf'', ''Eķengrāve'', ''Azu village'') is situated on the crossroads of important trunk roads: Jēkabpils-Nereta, Akniste-Riga. The distance to
Jēkabpils
Jēkabpils (; german: Jakobstadt; pl, Jakubów) is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia roughly halfway between Riga and Daugavpils and spanning the Daugava River. Historic Jēkabpils lies on the left bank, in Selonia ...
is 32 km, to
Riga 130 km, and to the Lithuanian border 31 km.
The coat of Arms of Viesīte town depicts five golden acorns on a purple background, symbolising power. On the flag of Viesīte are the colours of Selonia district flag - green, white and red - with the coat of arms of Viesīte in the middle of it.
Viesīte Town and Rural territory Council consists of 9 deputies. The Council Chairman is Janis Dimitrijevs. There are four permanent committees working in the municipality:
*Finance committee,
*Social, educational and culture affairs committee,
*Territorial development and business facilitation committee,
*Agriculture and land affairs committee.
The council deputies together with municipality people have organised several committees for problem solving and implementation of separate functions of the council.
The most interesting objects in Viesite are: the little engine, ViesIte Culture Castle, Memorial room and places of Professor
Pauls Stradiņš, memorial room of writer Anna Brodele, Viesīte Brīvibas (Freedom) Church, Viesīte museum of local history "Selonia".
Twin towns — sister cities
Viesīte is
twinned with:
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Czeladź
Czeladź (; yi, טשעלאַדזש, Chelodz) is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic Lesser Poland), in southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistul ...
, Poland
*
Pastavy District, Belarus
*
Rokiškis
Rokiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania with a population of about 14,400.
History
The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares ( Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "- ...
, Lithuania
*
Zhydachiv, Ukraine
Gallery
File:Viesites novada padome.jpg, Viesīte town hall
File:Viesites kapi.jpg, Viesīte cemetery gates
See also
*
List of cities in Latvia
References
External links
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Towns in Latvia
1928 establishments in Latvia
Populated places established in 1928
Jēkabpils Municipality
Selonia