Kalnciems | |
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Village | |
 Church in Kalnciems | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kalnciems Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°50′N 23°35′E / 56.833°N 23.583°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Jelgava Municipality |
| Parish | Kalnciems Parish |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| Lost town rights | 2010 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.7 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,548 |
| • Density | 112/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-3016 |
| Calling code | +371 630 |
| Website | http://www.kalnciems.lv/ |
Kalnciems () is a village in Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Located on the left bank of the Lielupe, 5 km south of the A9 motorway. Distance to Jelgava 24 km, to Riga - 49 km. Because of the dolomite and clay mines - in Kalnciems developed a big building materials industry center next to the Lielupe's waterway and by the end of the 19th century, the finished products were transported to Riga for its new buildings.
It had town rights from 1991 to 2010. The nearby Kalnciems Meadows is a natural habitat for fauna such as the corn crake, spotted crake, and black-tailed godwit.[1]
- ^ LDF.lv Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine - Kalnciems Meadows