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Coordinates: 56°50N 24°14E / 56.833°N 24.233°E / 56.833; 24.233
 

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Ķekava
City
Ķekava (Dole) Lutheran church
Ķekava (Dole) Lutheran church
Coat of arms of Ķekava
Ķekava is located in Latvia
Ķekava

Ķekava

Coordinates: 56°50′N 24°14′E / 56.833°N 24.233°E / 56.833; 24.233
CountryLatvia
MunicipalityĶekava Municipality
First mentioned1435
City rights1 July 2022
Area
 • Total9.4 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
 • Land9.1 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
 • Water0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)  3.2%
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,446
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Callcode371
Websitehttp://www.kekava.lv

Ķekava (historical German: Keckau) is a city in Latvia, in the historical region of Vidzeme. It is on the left side of the Sausā Daugava [lv], a tributary of the Daugava River. Ķekava serves as the center of Ķekava Municipality and Ķekava Parish.

Etymology[edit]

According to the version of the etymologist Konstantīns Karulis [lv],『Ķekava』is a word of Baltic origin: in ancient Indo-European languages, the root "kek" means "bend, bend", and "av(e)" means "moisten, dehydrate, flow". This hydronym probably reflects the course of the Ķekava River [lv]: in the upper reaches it runs parallel to the Daugava, but in the middle reaches there are some sharp bends, turning towards the mouth of the Daugava.[citation needed]

History[edit]

Ķekava's-Dole's church, 1783
Poultry factory built in 1967.

In 1916, the First Battle of Kekava and Second Battle of Kekava were fought at Ķekava.

Ķekava was a small village until 1970s (with a population of 333 in 1967).[2]

After the creation of the Ķekava kolkhoz and the construction of the poultry factory (Ķekavas putnu fabrika), the village's population increased.

Following the Singing Revolution and collapse of the Soviet Union, the once state-owned factory in the town transitioned into a privately owned enterprise, now known simply as Ķekava. The chickens produced in this factory account for over 95%[3] of all poultry production in Latvia.

After the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, Ķekava gained the status of a city on 1 July 2022.[4][5]

Geography[edit]

Bodies of Water[edit]

Roads[edit]

Roads from Ķekava: Riga—Warsaw (A7), Riga beltway (A5), Ķekava-Plakanciems (V6), Ķekava bypass road (not ended yet).

Notable places[edit]

Culture[edit]

Ķekava holds an annual city festival[citation needed].

Sport[edit]

The football club Auda, headquartered in Ķekava, participates in the Latvian First League championships, with their youth and junior teams engaging in the Latvian Youth Football Championship.

Ķekava has the floorball club Ķekavas Bulldogs, fielding both men's and women's teams

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ Little Latvian Encyclopedia, 1969
  • ^ "AS『Putnu fabrika Ķekava』Par mums". Vistas (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  • ^ "Three more Latvian settlements become official 'cities'". eng.Lsm.lv. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  • ^ Law of administrative territories (in Latvian)
  • External links[edit]

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