Aknīste Municipality
Aknīste Municipality () is a former municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aknīste town with its countryside territory, Asare parish and Gārsene parish, the administrative centre being Aknīste. In 2010 Aknīste parish was created from the countryside territory of Aknīste town. The population in 2020 was 2,520. On 1 July 2021, Aknīste Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jēkabpils Municipality. See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akniste Municipality + Former municipalities of Latvia ...
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Aknīste
Aknīste (; ; ) is a town in Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia, situated near the Lithuanian border. The town is located near the river Dienvidsusēja. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms, it was part of Jēkabpils district. History The town name, ''Aknīste'', was first mentioned in 1298. From the 17th century, the settlement was a panhandle of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania, and after the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it became a part of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire. During 1918, it was part of Lithuania, but in 1921, Lithuania exchanged Aknīste for Palanga. The settlement was the site of a The Holocaust in Latvia, mass killing of Jewish residents, during the Nazi Germany, Nazi Occupation of the Baltic republics by Nazi Germany, occupation of the Baltic states, Baltic States.
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