Jaunpagasts (also known as Virbi) is a village in the Virbi parish of Talsi Municipality in Latvia. Jaunpagasts is the center of the parish. Located on the left bank of the Virbu River, along Ventspils—Tukums II railway (Sabile station), it is 16 km away from the municipality center Talsi and 105 km from Riga, the national capital.
Jaunpagasts
Virbi | |
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village | |
 Street in Jaunpagasts | |
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| Coordinates: 57°07′44″N 22°38′34″E / 57.12889°N 22.64278°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Parish | Virbi Parish |
| Area | |
• Total | 0,958 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 392 |
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Jaunpagasts is home to the parish administration, Virbu primary school, cultural center, kindergarten, library, family doctor's practice, and the Neivakene Old Believers Church (built in 1928). The largest companies are SIA "Jaunpagasts Plus" (Brūzī) and SIA "Jaunalko".[2]
History
editJaunpagasts is mentioned in historical sources for the first time in 1237 in the feudal book. The present-day settlement was established on the land of the former Jaunpagasts (Neuwacken) manor (now the inhabited place Brūzis on the right bank of the Virbu River) near the railway station. In 1909–1911, with the financial support of the Don Agrarian Bank, approximately 120 families settled in the vicinity of Jaunpagasts.[3] In the post-war years, Jaunpagasts became the central village of the Soviet collective farm "Virbi".
Population
editAccording to the 2022 census, the population of the village is 392 people.[4]
References
edit- ^ LĢIA vietvārdu datubāze
- ^ USA, IBP (2013). Latvia Export-Import and Business Directory Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4330-2924-0.
- ^ Iltnere, Astrīda, ed. (2001). Latvijas pagasti: Latvijas pagasti, novadi, pilsētu un novadu lauku teritorijas; enciklopēdija. 1: A - Ļ. Rīga: Preses Nams. ISBN 978-9984-00-412-9.
- ^ ""Vietvārdu datubāze: Informācija par Jaunpagastu"". vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv. Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra. Retrieved 2024-03-28.