Koknese

Also known as Kokenhusen, Kokenhausen, Kuoknesė

Koknese is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava River. It has a population of nearly 3,000.

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Settlement.name: Koknese
Settlement.other_name: , ,
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Kokneses novads COA.png
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Koknese.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aizkraukle Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1277
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.4
Settlement.area_water_km2: 0.1
Settlement.area_land_km2: 4.3

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Koknese
Population: 2377
Area: 4.33
Elevation: 77
Official website: www.koknese.lv
Image: 12 Kokneses-pils-no-pret-kr-29sep07.jpg

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P6482: Koknese
Commons category: Koknese
native label: Koknese
time of earliest written record: 1205-00-00
postal code: LV-5113
inception: 1205-00-00
P8168: Linosa

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Koknese is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava River. It has a population of nearly 3,000.

According to the provisions of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, Koknese gained city rights (town status) on 1 July 2021. The town is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Koknese Parish.