Vandzene

Vandzene

Vandzene is a "pagast" (community) in Talsu county, in the region of Kurzeme, or West Latvia. The community's elevation is 49 m (160 ft).

The Vandzene Estate was built at the start of the 19th century. At present, Vandzene Gymnasium occupies the estate.

The grand-stone of Vandzene, with a circumference of 26 metres, is the third largest stone in Latvia. In ancient times it was a place of worship and stood amid an apple orchard and birch grove.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vandzene — Sp Vándzenė Ap Vandzene L Latvija …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Vandzenė — Sp Vándzenė Ap Vandzene L Latvija …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Talsi District — Latvian districts| 2= 3=49,662 4=2,744 5=18.10 6= [http://www.talsurajons.lv/ talsurajons.lv/] The Talsi District ( lv. Talsu rajons) is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country s west. It is one of the …   Wikipedia

  • List of German exonyms for places in Latvia — This page contains a list of exonyms in German for geographical places in the current and previous territory of Latvia. The list is in alphabetical order according to the German exonyms with the Latvian endonyms to their right. A large part of… …   Wikipedia

  • Mērsrags — The rural municipality of Mērsrags (Markgrafen) is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Riga (Latvia), beside Lake Engure and surrounded by extensive woodlands. It’s situated in northwest Latvia in wooded lowland close the sea. It is in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands — Die Verwaltungsgliederung Lettlands umfasst neun Republik Städte (lettisch republikas pilsētas) und 110 Bezirke (novadi).[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dundaga parish — (Latvian: Dundagas pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Dundaga municipality, Latvia. Villages of Dundaga parish Dundaga …   Wikipedia

  • Administrative divisions of Latvia — Administrative divisions of Latvia, (valid 1 July 2009). According to the Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two level municipalities (towns, cities, towns countryside territories and… …   Wikipedia

  • Divisions administratives de la Lettonie — Les divisions administratives de la Lettonie ont été modifiées à compter du 1er juillet 2009 par une réforme administrative et territoriale. Cette réforme prévoit le découpage du territoire en 109 communes (en letton: novads, plur. novadi) et 9… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”