Viesite
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Viesīte is a town in the western part of Jēkabpils County, Latvia
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Viesīte is typical Selonia
town that cherished by its people, now is blossoming on the hills in the very middle of district. Selonia is the culture historical district, bordering on Latgale
, Zemgale (Semigalia), Vidzeme
and Lithuania
.
Viesīte town (previously called Eckengraf, Eķengrāve, Azu village) is situated on the crossroads of very important trunk roads: Jēkabpils-Nereta, Akniste-Riga. The distance to Jēkabpils
is 32 km, to Riga
- 130 km, and to the Lithuanian border- 31 km.
Five golden acorns on a purple background, symbolising power and mightiness are depicted on the coat of arms of Viesīte town.
On Viesīte flag you can see the colours of Selonia district flag- green, white and red, with the coat of arms of viesite in the middle of it.
Viesīte Town and Rural territory Council consists of 9 deputies. Council chairman is Janis Dimitrijevs. There are four permanent committees working in the municipality:
The council deputies together with municipality people have organised several committees for problem solving and implementation of separate functions of the Council.
The most interesting objects in Viesite are: the little engine, ViesIte Culture Castle, Memorial room and places of Professor Pauls Stradins, memorial room of writer Anna Brodele, Viesīte Brīvibas (Freedom) Church, Viesīte museum of local history "Selonia".
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
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Viesīte is typical Selonia
Selonia
Selonia , also known as Augšzeme , is a cultural region of Latvia encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia...
town that cherished by its people, now is blossoming on the hills in the very middle of district. Selonia is the culture historical district, bordering on Latgale
Latgale
Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region north of the Daugava River...
, Zemgale (Semigalia), Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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Viesīte town (previously called Eckengraf, Eķengrāve, Azu village) is situated on the crossroads of very important trunk roads: Jēkabpils-Nereta, Akniste-Riga. The distance to Jēkabpils
Jekabpils
Jēkabpils is a city in Selonia, Latvia roughly halfway between Riga and Daugavpils. The Daugava River runs through the town, and the ancient valley, branches, and islands of the river are considered picturesque...
is 32 km, to Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
- 130 km, and to the Lithuanian border- 31 km.
Five golden acorns on a purple background, symbolising power and mightiness are depicted on the coat of arms of Viesīte town.
On Viesīte flag you can see the colours of Selonia district flag- green, white and red, with the coat of arms of viesite in the middle of it.
Viesīte Town and Rural territory Council consists of 9 deputies. Council chairman is Janis Dimitrijevs. There are four permanent committees working in the municipality:
- Finance committee,
- Social, educational and culture affairs committee,
- Territorial development and business facilitation committee,
- Agriculture and land affairs committee.
The council deputies together with municipality people have organised several committees for problem solving and implementation of separate functions of the Council.
The most interesting objects in Viesite are: the little engine, ViesIte Culture Castle, Memorial room and places of Professor Pauls Stradins, memorial room of writer Anna Brodele, Viesīte Brīvibas (Freedom) Church, Viesīte museum of local history "Selonia".