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Ventspils District
The Ventspils District ( lv, Ventspils rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. The district consisted of eleven parishes and one rural territory. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Parishes and rural territory *Ance *Jūrkalne *Pope * Puze * Targale * Ugale * Usma * Uzava *Varve * Ziras * Zlekas *Piltene Piltene (; pl, Piltyń, german: Pilten) is a town in northwestern Latvia. The population in 2020 was 909. The ruins of Piltene Castle are located in Piltene. Population Population (Year): 40,000 (1795) History *1220: King Valdemar II of Den ... town's rural territory. Districts of Latvia {{courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Latvia
Until 2009 the districts of Latvia, introduced in 1949 by the Soviet occupation authorities to supersede counties, were divided into 77 cities ( lv, pilsēta), 10 amalgamated municipalities ( lv, novads), 24 rural territories ( lv, lauku teritorija) and 475 parishes ( lv, pagasts). For the new administrative divisions from 1 July 2021, see Administrative divisions of Latvia. Aizkraukle District * Aiviekste Parish * Aizkraukle * Bebri Parish * Daudzese Parish * Irši Parish * Jaunjelgava * Klintaine Parish * Koknese Parish * Kurmene Parish * Mazzalve Parish * Nereta Parish * Pilskalne Parish * Pļaviņas * Sece Parish * Sērene Parish * Skrīveri Parish * Staburags Parish * Sunākste Parish * Valle Parish * Vietalva Parish * Zalve Parish Alūksne District * Alūksne * Ape * Alsviķi Parish * Anna Parish * Gaujiena Parish * Ilzene Parish * Jaunalūksne Parish * Jaunanna Parish * Jaunlaicene Parish * Kalncempji Parish * Liepna Parish * Maliena Parish * Māl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courland
Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. The largest city is Liepāja, the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were formerly held by the same duke. Geography and climate Situated in western Latvia, Courland roughly corresponds to the former Latvian districts of Kuldīga, Liepāja, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums and Ventspils. When combined with Semigallia and Selonia, Courland's northeastern boundary is the Daugava, which separates it from the regions of Latgale and Vidzeme. To the north, Courland's coast lies along the Gulf of Riga. On the west it is bordered by the Baltic Sea, and on the south by Lithuania. It lies between 55° 45′ and 57° 45′ North and 21° and 27° East. The name is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūrkalne Parish
Jūrkalne parish ( lv, Jūrkalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 369 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 99.59 km2. Villages of Jūrkalne parish * Jūrkalne Jūrkalne is a village in Latvia. It is the centre of a parish of the same name within Ventspils Municipality on the Baltic coast. Its former German name was Feliksberg (Felixberg), but its former Latvian name was Medeņciems (Meddenzeem).Das Inl ... External links Jūrkalne parishin Latvian and English Parishes of Latvia Ventspils Municipality {{courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puze Parish
Puze parish ( lv, Puzes pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ..., Latvia.The parish has a population of 1021 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 207.28 km2. Villages of Puze parish * Amele * Dandzītes * Līcnieki * Nīcciems * Nīcnieki * Puze (Blāzma) * Puzenieki * Puzesmuiža * Stikli * Trebējciems Parishes of Latvia Ventspils Municipality {{courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugāle Parish
Ugāle parish ( lv, Ugāles pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ..., Latvia.The parish has a population of 1836 (as of 01/01/2022) and covers an area of 292.239 km2. Villages Ugāle parish * Ciesengure * Cirkale * Māteri * Modes * Rāpati * Sirgumi * Ugāle * Ugāles dzirnavas Parishes of Latvia Ventspils Municipality {{courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usma Parish
Usma Parish ( lv, Usmas pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ..., Latvia.The parish has a population of 583 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 219.509 km2. Villages of Usma Parish * Amjūdze * Desuciems * Ugāles dzirnavas * Usma * Usmas stacija * Zaļais ciems * Žatu ciems Parishes of Latvia Ventspils Municipality {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Užava Parish
Užava parish ( lv, Užavas pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 619 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 125.518 km2. History The territory of modern Užava parish historically housed Sārnate manor (Gut Sernaten, east of ) and Užava manor (Gut Hasau, Užava). Užava parish was established during the First World War, separating it from Ziras Parish Ziras Parish ( lv, Ziru pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 543 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 153.80 km2. History In the territory of modern Ziras parish there .... In 1935, the area of Užava parish was 138 km2 and 1947 inhabitants lived there. In 1945, Užava, Lībciems and Sārnate village councils were established in the parish, but in 1949 the parish was liquidated. The village of Užava belonged to Ventspils (1949-1962), Kuldīga (1962-1967) and again Ventspils ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varve Parish
A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. The word 'varve' derives from the Swedish word ''varv'' whose meanings and connotations include 'revolution', 'in layers', and 'circle'. The term first appeared as ''Hvarfig lera'' (varved clay) on the first map produced by the Geological Survey of Sweden in 1862. Initially, "varve" referred to each of the separate components comprising a single annual layer in glacial lake sediments, but at the 1910 Geological Congress, the Swedish geologist Gerard De Geer (1858–1943) proposed a new formal definition, where varve means the whole of any annual sedimentary layer. More recently introduced terms such as 'annually laminated' are synonymous with varve. Of the many rhythmites in the geological record, varves are one of the most important and illuminating in studies of past climate change. Varves are amongst the smallest-scale events recognised in stratigraphy. An annual layer can be highly visible because the particles was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
