Ikšķile
Also known as Uexküll, Ikškilā
Ikšķile (, ; , or ; ; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the German name of Üxküll.
Key facts
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- Ikšķile
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Ikšķiles_baznīcas_drupas.jpg
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- Coat of Arms of Ikšķile.svg
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- Flag_of_Ikšķile.svg
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- 150px
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- Country
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- Municipality
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- Ogre Municipality
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- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1992
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- Latvia
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Latvia's First Castle
- Moving of the Livonian Bishopric Center
- Government
- School
- Ikšķile library
- Popular places and objects
- See also
- References
- External links
Ikšķile (, ; , or ; ; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the German name of Üxküll.
Saint Meinhard was the first bishop of Üxküll. In 1197, Berthold of Hanover, a Cistercian abbot of Loccum, was made the second bishop of Üxküll. Those days the town was the center of the upcoming crusading activities in the Livonian area. Bishop Berthold moved the episcopal see to Riga, before being killed by the Livs in battle.