Aknīste
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Aknīste (; ; ) is a town in Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia, situated near the Lithuanian border. The town is located near the river Dienvidsusēja. Prior to July 2021, the town was the capital of Aknīste Municipality, and prior to 2009, it was part of Jēkabpils district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aknīste
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Akniste COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Vlag ontbreekt 2×1.svg
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- Akniste4.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gates of the Sēļi Park
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- Country
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jēkabpils Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1991
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Latvia
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- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
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- Location in Latvia
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- LV-5208
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Aknīste (; ; ) is a town in Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia, situated near the Lithuanian border. The town is located near the river Dienvidsusēja. Prior to July 2021, the town was the capital of Aknīste Municipality, and prior to 2009, it was part of Jēkabpils district.
==History== The town name, Aknīste, was first mentioned in 1298. From the 17th century, the settlement was a panhandle of Lithuania, and after the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it became a part of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire. During 1918, it was part of Lithuania, but in 1921, Lithuania exchanged Aknīste and several other parishes for Palanga.
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