Cēsis Municipality ( lv, Cēsu novads) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in n ...
,
Latvia
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. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging
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Vaive parish and
Cēsis
Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Upland, Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja, Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges ...
town, which became the administrative centre. As of 2020, the population was 16,291.
On 1 July 2021, Cēsis Municipality was enlarged when
Amata Municipality,
Jaunpiebalga Municipality,
Līgatne Municipality,
Pārgauja Municipality,
Priekuļi Municipality and
Vecpiebalga Municipality were merged into it.
The territory of Cēsis Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in n ...
.
Subdivisions
After the 2021 merger, Cēsis Municipality consists of the following subunits:
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Amata Parish
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Cēsis
Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Upland, Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja, Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges ...
city
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Drabeši Parish
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Dzērbene Parish
Dzērbene Parish ( lv, Dzērbenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality (Before the administrative reform of 2009, Dzērbene Parish was one o ...
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Ineši Parish
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Jaunpiebalga Parish
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Kaive Parish
Kaive Parish ( lv, Kaives pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2009, Kaive Parish was part of the former ...
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Liepa Parish
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Līgatne Parish
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Mārsnēni Parish
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Nītaure Parish
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Priekuļi Parish
Priekuļi Parish ( lv, Priekuļu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Repu ...
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Raiskums Parish
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Skujene Parish
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Stalbe Parish
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Straupe Parish
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Taurene Parish
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Vaive Parish
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Vecpiebalga Parish
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Veselava Parish
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Zaube Parish
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Zosēni Parish
Twin towns — sister cities
Cēsis is
twinned with:
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Achim
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, Germany
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Baku
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, Azerbaijan
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Gatchinsky District
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, Russia
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Konstancin-Jeziorna
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Th ...
, Poland
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Rakvere
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, Estonia
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Rokiškis
Rokiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania with a population of about 14,400.
History
The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares ( Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "- ...
, Lithuania
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Tyresö, Sweden
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Zhovkva
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, Ukraine
Images
File:Cesu novads karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
File:Cēsu novads COA 2010-2021.svg, alt=, Former coat of arms (2010–2021)
File:Cesis Ordensburg Cesis 08.JPG, alt=, View of Cēsis Castle
Cēsis Castle () is one of the most iconic and best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. The foundations of the castle were laid 800 years ago by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. The most prosperous period Cēsis Castle experienced was durin ...
File:Drabeši mõisa peahoone 2013. aastal.jpg, alt=, Drabeši Manor main building
File:Lutheran church in Jaunpiebalga 10.jpg, alt=, Jaunpiebalga Lutheran Church
File:Scenery of Līgatne.jpg, alt=, Scenery of Līgatne
File:Stalbes vidusskola 2002-06-01 - panoramio.jpg, alt=, Stalbe Secondary School
File:Priekuļi, ūdenstornis - panoramio.jpg, alt=, Water tower in Priekuļi
Priekuļi (german: Freudenberg) is a village in Priekuļi Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated 7 kilometres east of Cēsis
Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town i ...
File:Vecpiebalga Manor House (1).jpg, alt=, Vecpiebalga
Vecpiebalga (german: Alt-Pebalg) is a village in Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the ...
Manor
See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
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 ...
References
Municipalities of Latvia
Vidzeme
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