Taurene Parish
Taurene Parish is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the Administrative [divisions of Latvia|administrative reform of 2009], Taurene Parish was part of the former Cēsis district. Taurene is located in a hilly region. Land use consists mostly of agriculture, forests and lakes. The regional road P30 runs through Taureme.
Towns, villages and settlements
Hamlets in Taurene Parish are:- Andreni
- Banuzi
- Brezgis
- Jeruzi
- Lodes Muiza
- Mezrijas
- Nekins
- Runtes
- Taurene
- Zalkalns
Lakes and rivers
The Gauja river flows through Taurene. A number of lakes are located in Taurene parish:- Banuzu ezers
- Brenkuzu ezers
- Dabaru dīķis
- Daboru ezers
- Ilzes Lodes ezers
- Kalenites ezers
- Rijas ezers
- Stupenu ezers
- Taurenes ezers
- Zelleskaina dīķis
Tourism
The Nekina Manor is located in Nekins.In Taurene the Dutch environmental organization ARK is involved in a natural grazing project. In 2008 ARK introduced a herd of Konik horses to a privately owned piece of land. In 2012 seven of the horses of this herd were moved to a new grazing project in Ranka.