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Viesīte Municipality
Viesīte Municipality ( lv, Viesītes novads) is a former municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Elkšņi parish, Rite parish, Sauka parish and Viesīte town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Viesīte. In 2010 Viesīte parish was created from the countryside territory of Viesīte town. The population in 2020 was 3,500. On 1 July 2021, Viesīte Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jēkabpils Municipality. Twin towns — sister cities Viesīte is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Czeladź, Poland * Pastavy District, Belarus * Rokiškis, Lithuania * Zhydachiv, Ukraine See also *Administrative divisions of Latvia References External links * Viesīte Municipality, Former municipalities of Latvia {{Latvia-geo-stub ... [...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] |
