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Skrīveri
Village in Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skrīveri (German: Römerhof) is a village in the Skrīveri Parish of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the Riga–Daugavpils Railway.[2] Skrīveri had 2,424 residents in 2022.[1][3]
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The village is the location of the parish council, the Andrejs Upītis Skrīveri Secondary School, music and art school, kindergarten "Sprīdītis", Latvijas Pasts office, Catholic church, culture house (cultural center), library and the Andrejs Upīts Memorial Museum. South of Skrīveri, near the highway A6 is Skrīveri Dendrological Park,[4][5] Aizkraukle Hillfort and Skrīveri Agricultural Research Institute.
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History
The settlement is located on the land of the former Römerhof estate, which Gotthard Kettler had given to a certain Stephan Römer.[6] This is how the name Römershof manor came about. In 1634 property became part of Koknese Manor.
The Latvian name Skrīveri is derived from the Swedish: skreivet (to write) since in 1634 the property became possession of the Swedish notary Johann Niemier, who was also referred simply as the “scribe”.[citation needed]
When the Römershof train station was opened in 1882 village Skrīveri began to develop.
Since 1892 at the latest, the estate has belonged to the Livonian dendrologist Maximilian (Max) von Sivers (1857–1919),[7] who together with the garden architect Walter von Engelhardt founded a tree nursery and an Arboretum. During the 1905 Russian Revolution the Manor house was destroyed.[8]
In 1925, Skrīveri was granted village (selsoviet) status, and in 1958 - an urban-type settlement status which was lost in 1990.
In 1956, Skrīveri Food Factory was founded, which started producing the favorite candy "Gotiņa".
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In the municipality of Skrīveri there is Daugava tributary Maizīte and tributary Brasla (Dīvaja) which also includes a 10 hectare reservoir. Along the right bank of the river, there is a 3.6 km long tourist trail.
Climate
Skrīveri has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
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Demographics
Within existing limits, according to CSB data.
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People
- Walter von Engelhardt
- Maximilian (Max) von Sivers
- Andrejs Upīts
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