Birzgale
| Birzgale ( German : Birsgallen) | |||
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| State : |
 Latvia
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| Landscape: | Semgallia ( Latvian : Zemgale ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Ķegums district | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 38 ' N , 24 ° 45' E | ||
| Residents : | 1,536 (Jan 1, 2017) | ||
| Area : | 294 km² | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 45 m | ||
| Website: | www.birzgale.lv | ||
| Post Code: | 5033 | ||
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Birzgale (German: Birsgallen) is a municipality in the Ķegums district in Latvia . It is the largest municipality in the district and is located on the left bank of the Daugava . The municipality is located in the town of the same name.
The goods Halswigshof (Latvian: Alstiķu muiža ), Berghof (Latvian: Kalna muiža ) and Kanenneken (Latvian: Kannenieku muiža ) used to be located in the area of today's municipality . From Good Linden (Latvian: Linde ) is still preserved the historic park.
During the Russian Empire, today's municipal area was in the Courland Governorate .
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