Lejasciems

Lejasciems ( German : Aahof)
Basic data
State :	Latvia
Landscape:	Livonia ( Latvian : Vidzeme )
Administrative district :	Gulbenes novads
Coordinates :	57 ° 17 '  N , 26 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 16 '44 "  N , 26 ° 34' 33"  E
Residents :	514 (Jun 3, 2015)
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Website:	www.lejasciems.lv
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Lejasciems is a village in Latvia not far from Gulbene . The village is located on the left bank of the Gauja river . Lejasciems is the capital of the municipality of Lejasciems ( Lejasciema pagasts ). The Gulbenes novads administrative district was created in 2009 from the municipalities of Beļava , Daksti , Druviena , Galgauska , Jaungulbene , Litene , Lizums , Līgo , Ranka , Stāmeriena , Stradi , Tirza and Lejasciems.

In 2007, 712 residents were registered.

Sons and daughters

• Roberts Eidemanis (1895–1937), Soviet officer and Latvian writer.
• Zenta Mauriņa (1897–1978), Latvian writer.
• Zbigņevs Stankevičs (* 1955), Archbishop of Riga .

literature

• Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .