Iecava
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For the river, see Iecava River.
Iecava (pronunciationⓘ) (German: Eckau) is a town on the via Baltica in Bauska Municipality, in the Semigallia region of southern Latvia. The town has a population of around 9700 people. Iecava lies 40 km south of Riga and 23 km north of Bauska and was mentioned in historical documents as early as 1492. Until the 2021 Latvian administrative reform took into force on 1 July 2021, Iecava was a village and the center of Iecava Municipality.[1]
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Iecava
German: Eckau | |
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Town | |
Anthem: "Ciematā dzimtajā" | |
Coordinates: 56°36′N 24°12′E | |
Country | Latvia |
Municipality | Bauska Municipality |
First mentioned | 1492 |
Village status | 1990 |
City rights | 1 July 2021 |
Government | |
• Chairman | Normunds Vāvers |
Area | |
• Total | 13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi) |
• Land | 0.353 km2 (0.136 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.325 km2 (0.125 sq mi) 2.35% |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 9,681 |
Demonym | Iecavnieks (Latvian) Iecavan |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-3913 |
Website | Iecava official site |
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