Skrīveri
# Skrīveri

Skrīveri (German: Römerhof) is a village in Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near Riga–Daugavpils Railway. Skrīveri had 2,424 residents in 2022.

In Skrīveri there is a Municipal council, Andrejs Upītis Skrīveri Secondary School, music and art school, kindergarten "Sprīdītis", post office, Catholic church, culture house, library, Andrejs Upīts memorial museum. South of Skriveri near the highway A6 is Skriveri Dendrological Park [lv] and Skriveri Agricultural Research Institute.

## History

The settlement is located on the land of the former Römerhof estate, which Gotthard Kettler had given a certain Stephan Römer. This is how the name Römershof manor [lv] came about. In 1634 property became part of Koknese manor [lv].

The Latvian name Skrīveri is derived from the Swedish: skreivet (to write) since in 1634 the property became possession of the Swedish notary Johann Niemier, who was also referred simply as the “scribe”.

When the Römershof train station was opened in 1882 village Skrīveri began to develop.

Since 1892 at the latest, the estate has belonged to the Livonian dendrologist Maximilian (Max) von Sivers [lv] (1857–1919), who together with the garden architect Walter von Engelhardt founded a tree nursery and an Arboretum. During the 1905 Russian Revolution the Manor house was destroyed.

In 1925, Skriveri was granted village status, and in 1958 urban village, status which was lost in 1990.

In 1956, Skriveri Food Factory was founded, which started producing the favorite candy "Gotiņa".

## Geography

In the municipality of Skrīveri there is Daugava tributary Maizīte [lv] and tributary Brasla (Dīvaja) [lv] which also includes a 10 hectare reservoir. Along the right bank of the river, there is a 3.6 km long tourist trail.

### Climate

Skrīveri has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Skrīveri (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 35.3 (95.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.2 (32.4) | 10.8 (51.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | 6.7 (44.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | −4.0 (24.8) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.3 (−35.1) | −38.4 (−37.1) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | −12.5 (9.5) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −38.4 (−37.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.8 (2.20) | 42.3 (1.67) | 41.0 (1.61) | 41.0 (1.61) | 58.9 (2.32) | 77.8 (3.06) | 83.2 (3.28) | 80.4 (3.17) | 61.8 (2.43) | 75.9 (2.99) | 62.0 (2.44) | 52.9 (2.08) | 733 (28.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 134 |
| Source 1: LVĢMC ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

Within existing limits, according to CSB data.

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1909 | 600 | — |
| 1935 | 861 | +43.5% |
| 1959 | 2,208 | +156.4% |
| 1967 | 2,000 | −9.4% |
| 1979 | 2,044 | +2.2% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1989 | 3,188 | +56.0% |
| 2000 | 2,681 | −15.9% |
| 2011 | 2,516 | −6.2% |
| 2021 | 2,285 | −9.2% |

Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia :

## People

* Walter von Engelhardt [de]
* Maximilian (Max) von Sivers [lv]
* Andrejs Upīts
