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Bauska Municipality
Bauska Municipality ( lv, Bauskas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish, Vecsaule parish and Bauska town, the administrative centre being Bauska. On 1 July 2021, Bauska Municipality was enlarged when Iecava Municipality, Rundāle Municipality and Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and their territory was merged into Bauska Municipality. Since that date, Bauska Municipality consists of the following administrative units: Bauska town, Bārbele Parish, Brunava Parish, Ceraukste Parish, Code Parish, Dāviņi Parish, Gailīši Parish, Iecava Parish, Iecava town, Īslīce Parish, Kurmene Parish, Mežotne Parish, Rundāle Parish, Skaistkalne Parish, Stelpe Parish, Svitene Parish, Valle Parish, Vecsaule Parish, Vecumnieki Parish and Viesturi Parish. Latvian law defines the entire territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Latvia
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 municipalities (''novadi'') and seven state cities (''valstspilsētas, plural''). On 1 June 2021, the Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled that the annexation of Varakļāni Municipality to Rēzekne Municipality was unconstitutional. In response, the Saeima decided to preserve the existence of Varakļāni Municipality as a 43rd local government unit. Previous municipal reforms after the restoration of Latvian independence were enacted in 2009 and 1990 (when parishes were restored). State cities with independent governments as of 2021 The 2020 law on administrative territories and populated areas designated Ogre and the previous nine republic cities as state cities. It also provided for the promotion of Iecava and Koknese to state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieki Municipality ( lv, Vecumnieku novads) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665. On 1 July 2021, Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska Municipality. Population Culture Since 2006 every year in July Vecumnieki county hosts a nation-wide ''Lily festival'' with exhibition of lilies, competition among florists and other cultural events and activities. Notable countrymen * (1875—1953), musician and diplomat. First violinist of the Court Orchestra of the Russian Empire (1902-1917), Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg (from 1929) * (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher * Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat. * (born 1939), sculptor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelpe Parish
Stelpe Parish ( lv, Stelpes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Prior to 2009, it was part of the former Bauska District Bauska District ( lv, Bauskas rajons) was an Districts of Latvia, administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local gover .... Towns, villages and settlements of Stelpe parish * Parishes of Latvia Bauska Municipality Semigallia {{Zemgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaistkalne Parish
Skaistkalne Parish ( lv, Skaistkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of Bauska District. History The present territory of Skaistkalne Parish is located in the ancient Medene land. The name derives from the name of the first owner Herman Schönberg (from de , Schönberg - "beautiful mountain"). Until 1925 the parish was called ''Shenberg's Parish''. In the territory of the present day Skaistkalne parish, there was historically a manor house of Annelsele (''Gut Hahns-Memelshof'', Mēmele), Jaunsaule Manor ('' Gut Neu-Rahden '', Saules), Schoenberg manor ('' Gut Schönberg '', Skaistkalne). In 1935 the parish area was 87.8 km2. In 1945, in the Skaistkalne parish and village council were established, but the parish was liquidated in 1949. In 1951, the territory of Skaistkalne, the village of kolhoz was added to the village of Skaistkalne. In 1963 Jaunsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rundāle Parish
Rundāle Parish ( lv, Rundāles pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of .... Towns, villages and settlements of Rundāle Parish * References Parishes of Latvia Bauska Municipality Semigallia {{Zemgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mežotne Parish
Mežotne (german: Mesothen) is a town in Latvia 10 km west of Bauska and 40 km south of the capital of Latvia, Riga. It lies in the historical region of Zemgale on the left bank of the Lielupe river near the Lithuanian border. Mežotne Palace An ancient Semigallian castle mound is located near Mežotne. Mežotne Palace was the former Lieven family estate and now serves as the main residence of Freemasonry Grand Lodge of Latvia. Countess, later Princess Dorothea von Lieven, a noblewoman and wife of Prince Christopher Lieven, Russian ambassador to London called "Sibylle of the European Diplomacy" was buried in the family cemetery near the palace. Dorothea von Medem Countess Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem (3 February 1761 – 20 August 1821) was born a Gräfin (Countess) of the noble German Baltic Medem family and later became Duchess of Courland. Popularly known as Dorothea of Courland after her marri ..., Countess of Courland was born there in 1761. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurmene Parish
Kurmene Parish ( lv, Kurmenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Towns, villages and settlements of Kurmene Parish *Kaijas *Kurmene *Vērdiņi {{Cities and parishes of Aizkraukle District Parishes of Latvia Bauska Municipality Semigallia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iecava
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Dāviņi Parish
Dāviņi Parish ( lv, Dāviņu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ... region of Latvia. References Parishes of Latvia Bauska Municipality Semigallia {{Zemgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
