Ķekava

Also known as Keckau, Tekava

Ķekava (historical ) is a city in Latvia and the center of Ķekava Municipality, in the historical region of Vidzeme. It is on the left side of the , a tributary of the Daugava River. It is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Ķekava Parish.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Ķekava
Settlement.image_shield: Ķekavas pilsētas ģerbonis.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Ķekavas baznīca.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ķekava (Dole) Lutheran church
Settlement.image_flag: KekavasPilsetasKarogs2.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ķekava Municipality
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned

Article

11 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Bodies of Water
Roads
Notable places
Culture
Sport
Gallery
References
External links

== Etymology == According to the version of the etymologist , "Ķekava" is a word of Baltic origin: in ancient Indo-European languages, the root "kek" means "bend", and "av(e)" means "moisten, dehydrate, flow". This hydronym probably reflects the course of the : in the upper reaches it runs parallel to the Daugava, but in the middle reaches there are some sharp bends, turning towards the mouth of the Daugava.