Aizkalne Parish
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Aizkalne Parish | |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.17 km2 (28.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70.45 km2 (27.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 430 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Aizkalne Parish (Latvian: Aizkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.[3][4][5][6] The administrative center is Aizkalne.
The parish was formed around the former Jāsmuiža Manor (Josmuiža, Jasmuiža, Polish: Jasz-Muyża) in the late 19th century as a part of Daugavpils county. After 1949, when parishes were abolished by the Soviet occupation, it was a part of Preiļi district. In 2000 the town of Preiļi, Preiļi Parish and Aizkalne Parish were merged into Preiļi Municipality, then – a second-level administrative unit within Preiļi district. When districts were abolished by the 2009 Latvian administrative reform, the parish was reinstated as a part of Preiļi Municipality.
The father of notable Latvian poet and politician Rainis, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, owned Jāsmuiža Manor from 1883 to 1889. During this time, Rainis was a frequent visitor there. The Jasmuiža Rainis Museum was opened in the manor in 1965, showcasing an exhibition about the early life of the poet and a late-19th-century style Latgalian ceramics workshop that was built by Andrejs Paulāns.
