Viļķene Parish () is an administrative unit of

Limbaži Municipality Limbaži Municipality () 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 Parish and Limbaži tow ...

in the

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) 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 north-centra ...

region of

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

. It borders with Pāle, Katvari,

Limbaži Limbaži (, , , ) is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia, with a population of 6,888. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, Limbaži was a fortified town with stone wa ...

, Liepupe and

Salacgrīva Salacgrīva () is a town in Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The centre of the area surrounding Salacgrīva is the mouth of Salaca River, and the town's name literally means "Mouth of Salaca" in Latvian. Since 2007, it is f ...

parishes. The center of the parish is in . Area: 224.5 km² Population: 1,253 (2011)

Towns, villages and settlements of Viļķene Parish

* - parish administrative center

Notable residents

Kārlis Baumanis Kārlis Baumanis (11 May 1835 – 10 January 1905), better known as Baumaņu Kārlis, was an ethnic Latvian composer in the Russian Empire. He is the author of the lyrics and music of ''Dievs, svētī Latviju! '' (“God bless Latvia!”), the n ...

(May 11, 1835 – January 10, 1905), composer of the Latvian national anthem, "

Dievs, svētī Latviju! "" is the national anthem of Latvia. Created in 1873 as a patriotic song, it did not gain official status until 1920. History The music and lyrics were written in 1873 by Kārlis Baumanis, a teacher who was part of the Young Latvians, Young La ...

", was born in Viļķene.

References

Parishes in Limbaži Municipality {{vidzeme-geo-stub