Ābeļi Parish


Ābeļi Parish is an administrative unit of Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia. The administrative center of the parish is the village of.

History

In the territory of present-day Ābeļi Parish, Abelhof Manor and Janopole Manor were there.
In the 19th century Sala Parish was established on the left bank of the Daugava River, near Jēkabpils. In 1925 it was renamed Ābeļi Parish. In 1935 Parish occupied area of 199 km2 and had population of 2532 people. In 1945, Ābeļi, Ezera and Salas were united into the parish village council, but the parish was liquidated in 1949. In 1954, in Dregen village kolkhoz Soviet Homeland was created. In 1990 the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009, Ābeļi Parish was included as an administrative territory in Jekabpils county.

Settlements

The largest populated areas are Brodi, Ābeļi, Ķeikāni, Laši, Nagļi, Piļkas, Platačkalns, Rubuļkalns, Saldes, Silacaunes, Sīļukalns, Veselība.

Notable people