Vilce Parish

Vilce Parish Vilces pagasts
Municipalities of Latvia
Vilce Manor
Coat of arms
Vilce Parish Vilce Parish within Jelgava Municipality.
Coordinates: 56°25′19″N 23°32′45″E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Jelgava Municipality
Administrative centre	Vilce
Website	(in Latvian) www.vilce.lv

Vilce parish (Latvian: Vilces pagasts, German: Wilzen) is an administrative unit of Jelgava Municipality, Latvia. Center - Vilce.

Geography

Vilce parish is bordering in the west with Tērvete Parish, Dobele municipality, in the north - Zaļenieki Parish, Jelgava municipality, in the east - Lielplatone Parish, Eleja Parish, in the south - with the territory of Lithuania Joniškis District Municipality. Rivers: Ķīve, Platone, Rukūze, Sidrabe, Švėtė, Vilce.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vilce parish

• Vilce (parish center),
• Ziedkalne,
• Mūrmuiža,
• Bandenieki,
• Blankenfelde,
• Kalnrozes,
• Kapteines,
• Mazvilce.

History

In 1590 Vilcė first mentioned. Vilcė manor house was built in the 18th century. 1680 a watermill built on the river Vilce. In course of Great Northern War in Battle of Gemauerthof on July 16 1705 Swedish Army under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt command defeated Imperial Russian Army led by the Count Boris Sheremetyev near the Murmühle (German: Gemauerthof) on Svete rever. In 1935 monument was erected at the battle site, in 1991 cemetery restored of the Swedish soldiers who died in battle.

In 1819 a school opened at Vilce Manor. By 1823 it was completed by 140 children but the school was closed. 1837 the school for the children of Wilts and Blankenfelde reopened, 1868 a new building was built for her on Elea Road. 1921 school became a four-year school, 1931 - in the decade, 1934 - at six, 1989 on the ninth, from 1992 Vilce Elementary School.

• 1820 — 1945 — Vilce County
• 1959 — 1990 — Vilce District, Jelgava District
• 1990 — 2009 — Vilce County
• as of 2009 — Vilce county, Jelgava municipality

Monuments

A significant part of Vilce parish is occupied by Vilce Nature Park.

• Nature Monuments: Blankenfelde ash, Blankenfelde vinca, Gypsy Oak, Valley Oak.

• Architectural landmarks: Berkene Manor , Blankenfelde Manor and Park , Vilce Manor, Berkene Mill, Mūrmuiža Mill.

• Historical monuments: Silene mound, Vilce mound, Murmuiža ancient burial ground, Battle of Gemauerthof site, monument to Swedish soldiers near Mūrmuiža.