Area 108.8 km² | Founded 1945 | |
Zaļesje Parish (Latvian: Zaļesjes pagasts) was an administrative unit of Zilupe Municipality, its administrative center being the village of Zaļesje.
Map of Za%C4%BCesje Parish, Latvia
The place is close to the border with Russia, and the name of the village is a common Russian toponym meaning "place over the woods".
By the 2009 administrative reform, this territorial unit was merged into the Zilupe Municipality.
References
Zaļesje Parish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA