Skrīveri () is a village in the Skrīveri Parish of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the Riga–Daugavpils Railway.It was part of . See also Latvian Railways. Skrīveri had 2,424 residents in 2022.Skrīveri ca. 77 m GeoNames
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), and a library. South of Skrīveri, near the highway A6 is ,Skriveri dendrological park Dendrologischer Park in Skriveri page 55. in Spannender Ausflug in die Parks von Schlössern und Herrenhäusern. Zemgale Nordlitauen. Jelgava. Planungsregion Zemgale 2019 Aizkraukle Hillfort and Skrīveri Agricultural Research Institute.
History The settlement is located on the land of the former Römerhof estate, which Gotthard Kettler had given to a certain Stephan Römer.Heinrich von Hagemeister: Materials for a history of the Livonia estates, vol. 1. Eduard Frantzen's Buchhandlung, Riga 1836, p. 77 (digitized of the Bavarian State Library). This is how the name came about. In 1634 property became part of .
The Latvian name Skrīveri is derived from the (to write) since in 1634 the property became possession of the Swedish notary Johann Niemier, who was also referred simply as the “scribe”.
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 (1857–1919),John L. Fiala, Freek Vrugtman Lilacs: A Gardener's Encyclopedia, Volume 35 2008 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. Hans Feldmann, Heinz von Zur Mühlen Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon, Part 2 Böhlau, 760 pages, 1985. Page 517
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".
Geography In the municipality of Skrīveri there is Daugava tributary and tributary 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).
Demographics Within existing limits, according to CSB data.
People
Andrejs Upīts
See also Skrīveri Station
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