Alūksne Municipality ( lv, Alūksnes novads) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders

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in the west,

Balvi Municipality Balvi Municipality ( lv, Balvu novads) is a municipality in northern Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from parts of the Balvi District, by merging Balvi parish, Bērzkalne parish, Bērzpils parish, Briežuciems parish, ...

Gulbene Municipality Gulbene Municipality ( lv, Gulbenes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Beļava parish, Dauksti parish, Druviena parish, Galgauska parish, Jaungulbene parish, Lejasciems p ...

and Alūksne Municipality in the south,

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in the east and

Võru County Võru County ( et, Võru maakond or ''Võrumaa''; vro, Võro maakund) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia ( Alūksne Municipality an ...

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in the north. The administrative center of the municipality is

Alūksne Alūksne ()) is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Alūksne municipality. Alūksne is the highest elevated Latvian city, located in East Vidzeme Upland at 217 ...

History

The municipality was formed in 2009 by

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Alsviķi parish, Anna parish, Ilzene parish, Jaunalūksne parish, Jaunanna parish, Jaunlaicene parish, Kalncempji parish, Liepna parish,

Maliena parish Maliena Parish ( lv, Malienas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Alūksne Municipality Alūksne Municipality ( lv, Alūksnes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders Ape in the w ...

Mālupe parish Mālupe Parish ( lv, Mālupes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Alūksne Municipality Alūksne Municipality ( lv, Alūksnes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders Ape in the w ...

, Mārkalne parish, Pededze parish,

Veclaicene parish Veclaicene Parish ( lv, Veclaicenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Alūksne Municipality, Latvia. Geography Veclaicene parish has several small rivers — Līčupe, and lakes — Dzērve Lake, Ieva Lake, Lake Ilgājs, Koruļu Lake, , ...

, Zeltiņi parish, Ziemeri parish, and the town of

Twin towns — sister cities

Alūksne is twinned with: * Strugo-Krasnensky District, Russia *

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, Russia * Pechorsky District, Russia *

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, Russia *

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, Estonia *

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, Estonia *

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, Estonia *

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, Estonia *

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

, Estonia *

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, Sweden * Wettin-Löbejün, Germany

References

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