Lapmežciems Parish

Lapmežciems Parish (Latvian: Lapmežciema novads) is an administrative unit of Tukums Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The parish occupies a narrow coastal strip along the Baltic Sea, bordered by the Gulf of Riga to the west and Lake Kaņieris to the east.

“Lapmežs” means “deciduous forest”,thus the parish derives its name from the centenarian oaks, ash trees, and maples that grow abundantly within its territory. Having long served as a home to fishermen and seafarers, The villages of Lapmežciems Parish are also commonly known as Zvejniekciemi (fishermen’s villages), from the Latvian words zvejnieks (fisherman) and ciems (village).