Rikavas pagasts, Rēzeknes novads

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The village of Rikava, as a populated site, was formed when Antonijs Rick was bought by Antony Rick in the beginning of the 19.gs s. A few years later, the son of a new owner, Alexander, began to build the Rikava church in 1829. Rikava's manor building was also built (1870 –1875). Rikava also built several manual textures in Rikava, where vodka, bricks, terpentine, tar, and leather dressing were produced.
The parish area is crossed by two national roads: Vilnius — Rikava — Gaigalava and Vilnius — Full scale — Nagles. The largest populated areas in Rikavas parish are Rikava, Vilnius, Mihalki, Medinski, Colnasate, Kalvi, Baļtina.

Personalities

Several significant personalities have risen from Rikavas: Janis Vishnevskis (1861 –1914), Catholic clerk, with Francis Tradog involved in the collection and distribution of the Catholic Calendar, collected the Latvian folk songs (total of around 3000); Agnes Garijone (1897 –1979), teacher, social worker and literature.

Rikava worked and lived: Jaseps Liepins (1906 –1979) - Rikava arrives in 1950, worked as a school director, and from 1950 –1952, the teacher J.Liepins creates a variety of pupils, runs a pupil's choir, engages in the activities of ethnographic ensemble Rikava. Večeslavs Žeimundum (1927 –1994), with his care, is built ON the building of Rikavas, a central heating and water pipeline, an improved school sports area. Teicane (1913 –1990), head of ethnographic ensemble Rikava from 1957 to 1985 Janina Mitchule (b. 1927), from 1955 in Etnographic ensemble Rikava, from 1985-2009 he was the leader of the ensemble. Active in Rikavas Catholic Friends. Livija Liepdruviete, poet, issued four poems Momentary mosaic, Let your heart! flower, here under the sun, everything is happening in heaven. Working AT Rikavas in primary school for the Latvian language and literature teacher.

Economic activity

Parish largest livestock farming, agricultural holdings - SIA "AIVA 4", IND "ALEKS KO", ZS "Laukmaļi", ZS "Smirnovi", SIA "Strādnieks", SIA "Untas", ZS "Alkšņļi", ZS Salmaņi, ZS Joksti, ZS Līdumi, ZS Kolna Morāni, ZS Bajāri, ZS Dagumnieki, ZS Lāses, ZS Morāni, ZS Silvijas, ZS Jaunliepu mājaS. Z/S Earthworms the cultivation of raspberries and apples. SIA Unta with potato cultivation.

Retail companies - SIA “Alladin plus”, ZS “Junar”, SIA “Rikavas oak”, IND “Santa”, store “SIA Garisons”

Putnkopība, aitkopība - ZS Ķērpji, ZS Pīlādži

Milk and meat holdings - ZS Imanta

In the village of Jokstu, the Rēzekne river is located Jokstu HES (Z/S Celmini 1)

Associations

“Blood”

• promote co-operation between families IN Rikavas parish and Latvia, the role of families in social life
• improve the quality of life for rural children IN Rikavas parish and Latvia
• actively participate in the development of the cultural environment, the preservation of historical values and nature, as well as the development of sports and recreational activities IN Rikavas parish and Latvia
• involvement in the development and implementation of various projects, co-operation with state, local governments, public, religious, economic organisations and commercial companies, associations and foundations, as well as private persons in Latvia and abroad, to attract sponsorship and donations and target grants to achieve the objectives of the association

“Citizenship Rikavas Sofia”

• preservation and promotion of cultural heritage
• organisation of educational and sporting events for children and young people

“Human Child”

• commemoration of the writer Jānis KCo.
• preservation and promotion of writer literary heritage, including publishing activities
• Organisation of events dedicated to Jānis KCo

“RIKA” association

• promoting equality between society in the cultural and social fields
• contributes to the sustainable participation of citizens in cultural and social issues
• helping people with social problems and cultural differences in society
• activates and engages rural communities in addressing rural problems and participation in municipal work
• increase the interest of citizens to actively engage in parish public life by creating artistic self-activity groups and collective, learning of different living skills, preservation of folklore traditions, organisation of sporting events

Biedrība "SINDAS"

• promote the sporting life of children and young people and an active, meaningful leisure
• promote and organize cultural and entertainment activities
• active involvement of young people in organising events
• contributes to improving the quality of life of rural populations, particularly families
• contributes to the organisation and preservation of the environment

Hunter club “RIKAVA”

• organisation of hunting and related activities for members of the club
• raising and educating hunters in matters such as training of young hunters im hunting managers
• provision of theoretical and practical assistance to club members in the pre-processing and marketing of hunting products, the performance of biotechnical measures and other matters

SIA “RIMANAUDIO” - artist activities