Bauska

Also known as Bauske, Bauskė

Bauska () is a town in its eponymous municipality, found in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bauska
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: Bauska COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Bauska flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.image_skyline: pils_jaunais.tif
Settlement.image_caption: Bauska Castle
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bauska Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1609
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Aivars Mačeks

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Бауск
Country: Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Located in: Bauska County
Population: 9709
Area: 9.93
Body of water: Mūša
Capital of: Bauska Municipality
Official website: www.bauskasnovads.lv
Image: 3 Bauskas-pils-9apr04.jpg
Dialing code: 639

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twinned administrative body: Hedemora Municipality
Commons category: Bauska
topic's main category: Category:Bauska
native label: Bauska
postal code: LV-3901
inception: 1609-00-00
P6482: Bauska
P8168: Q146590

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections

Contents

History
History of the Jewish community
Tourist attractions
Bauska's Defenders' Monument
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people
Climate
External links
References

Bauska () is a town in its eponymous municipality, found in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia.

Bauska is located from the Latvian capital Riga, 62 km (38.5 mi) from Jelgava and from the Lithuanian border on the busy European route E67. The town is situated at the confluence of the shallow rivers Mūsa and Mēmele, where they form the Lielupe River.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bauska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.