Kalnciems

Kalnciems (German: Kalnzeem) is a village in Latvia, located about 49 km southwest of Riga on the banks of the Lielupe River. The part of Kalnciems east of the Lielupe River with the Lutheran church and the Kalnciems secondary school, to which there is no bridge connection, has belonged to the neighbouring municipality of Valgunde (Valgundes pagasts) since 1979.

The name of the place has been documented since the 16th century, but at that time the place was located on the other bank of the river. Kalnciems had town rights until 2010.

Ernst Johann von Biron (1690-1772), Duke of Courland and Semgallen, was born here.