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Virga Parish
Virga Parish ( lv, Virgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 924 (as of 1/07/2013) and covers an area of 86.21 km2. Villages of Virga parish * Paplaka * Paplakas stacija * Purmsāti * Virga External links Parishes of Latvia South Kurzeme Municipality Courland {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kurzeme Municipality
South Kurzeme Municipality ( lv, Dienvidkurzemes novads) is one of the 35 municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds Liepāja, Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council will take office on 1 July 2021. Its seat is at Grobiņa. Geography South Kurzeme is Latvia's largest municipality, covering an area of . It is located in the southwestern part of the Courland region in western Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It borders Ventspils Municipality to the north, Kuldīga Municipality to the northeast, and Saldus Municipality to the east. It surrounds the port city of Liepāja in the west. It also borders the Lithuanian counties of Klaipėda and Telšiai to the south and southeast respectively. The westernmost point of Latvia is located at Cape Bernāti in Nīca Parish south of Liepāja. The coastline of South Kurzeme Municipality is over long. Erosion of the coast north of Liepāja has been accelerated because breakwaters at Liepā ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
