Vecpiebalga Parish

Parish of Latvia

Coat of arms

57°04′40″N 25°47′07″E / 57.0777°N 25.7852°E / 57.0777; 25.7852

CountryLatviaArea

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• Total110.14 km² (42.53 sq mi) • Land99.05 km² (38.24 sq mi) • Water11.09 km² (4.28 sq mi)Population

(1 January 2024)^[3]

• Total1,281 • Density12/km² (30/sq mi)

Vecpiebalga Parish (Latvian: Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality.^[4] The parish center is Vecpiebalga.

Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 5 parishes in the former Vecpiebalga Municipality. Until 2009 Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 21 parishes in the former Cēsis District. The territory is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.^[5]

Vecpiebalga Parish is the birthplace of the writers Reinis Kaudzīte, Matīss Kaudzīte and Kārlis Skalbe.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vecpiebalga Parish

Cities, Municipalities and Parishes of the defunct Cēsis District

Cities:

Cēsis
Līgatne

Municipalities:

Amata

Parishes:

References

^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
^ [2] Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums