Dobele Municipality ( lv, Dobeles novads) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the historical region of
Zemgale
Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...
, and the
Zemgale Planning Region
Zemgale Planning Region () is a planning region of Latvia located within the south-center of the country. Established in 2002, the planning region contains 22 municipalities: 20 local governments and two major cities, the largest being Jelgava. A ...
in
Latvia
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. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging
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Dobele
Dobele (; german: Doblen) is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Govern ...
town and the
Annenieki,
Auri,
Bērze,
Biksti,
Dobele
Dobele (; german: Doblen) is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Govern ...
,
Jaunbērze
Jaunbērze is a village in Jaunbērze Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale
Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historica ...
,
Krimūna,
Naudīte,
Penkule
Penkule is a village in Penkule Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia.
Dobele Municipality
Towns and villages in Latvia
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and
Zebrene parishes, the administrative centre being Dobele. As of 2020, the population was 19,286.
On 1 July 2021, Dobele Municipality was enlarged when
Auce Municipality
Auce Municipality ( lv, Auces novads) was a municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bēne parish, Lielauce parish, Ukri parish, Vītiņi parish, Īle parish and Auce town with its countryside terri ...
and
Tērvete Municipality were merged into it.
Twin towns — sister cities
Dobele is
twinned with:
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Akmenė
Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania.
Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town ...
, Lithuania
*
Ängelholm
Ängelholm is a locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality in Skåne, Sweden with 39,612 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The old settlement ''Rynestad'' was mentioned around the year 1600.
The city was founded in 1516 as Engelholm by King Chri ...
, Sweden
*
Joniškis
Joniškis (; Samogitian language, Samogitian: ''Juonėškis'') is a town in northern Lithuania with a population of about 9,900. It is located 39 kilometers north of Šiauliai and 14 kilometers south of the Lithuania–Latvia border. Joniškis i ...
, Lithuania
*
Konin
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, Poland
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Schmölln
Schmölln is a town in Thuringia, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land. It lies on the river Sprotte.
Geography
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Starkenberg, Dobitsch ...
, Germany
Images
Dobeles novads karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also
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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 ...
References
Municipalities of Latvia
Semigallia
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