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Īkstrums

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Īkstrums
Īkstrums in Code
Īkstrums is located in Latvia
Īkstrums
Location
Country Latvia
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Code
 • coordinates56°26′28″N 24°13′17″E / 56.44111°N 24.22139°E / 56.44111; 24.22139
MouthIecava
 • coordinates
56°39′19″N 24°05′04″E / 56.65528°N 24.08444°E / 56.65528; 24.08444
Length23km

The Īkstrums, also Ikstrums, is a river in Semigallia, Latvia. It flows through the parishes of Bauska, Code, Mežotne and Iecava,[1] where it flows into the River Iecava as a left-bank tributary. It begins southwest of Code as the former headwaters of the Garoze River.[2] In length it is 23 or 28 km.

The mouth of the river in Iecava Parish is located near Zālīte. It runs first eastward to Garoze, then turns north. In a large part of the Īkstrum's course, the bed is regulated. The basin is formed mainly by county ditches. The most notable settlements on its banks are Code, Bērzmuiža, Zālīte.

Tributaries

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Right bank

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Literature

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The Īkstrums has been mentioned in Edvards Virza's works.[3]

References

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  1. ^ . "LGIA Placenames".
  2. ^ "Upes.lv Iecava".
  3. ^ "Letonika.lv. Literatūras bibliotēka. Virza Edvarts. Dievišķīgās rotaļas". www.letonika.lv. Retrieved 2024-01-06.