Ikšķile
Ikšķile | |
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Town | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Ikšķile Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°50′12″N 24°29′47″E / 56.8367°N 24.4964°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Ogre Municipality |
| Town rights | 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Indulis Trapiņš |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 7,448 |
| • Density | 758/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-5052 |
| Calling code | +371 650 |
| Number of city council members | 15 |
| Website | www |
Ikšķile (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈikʃcile], ⓘ; German: Uexküll, or Üxküll; Swedish: Yxkull; Livonian: Ikškilā) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the German name of Üxküll.
Saint Meinhard was the first bishop of Üxküll. In 1197, Berthold of Hanover, a Cistercian abbot of Loccum, was made the second bishop of Üxküll. Those days the town was the center of the upcoming crusading activities in the Livonian area. Bishop Berthold moved the episcopal see to Riga, before being killed by the Livs in battle.