Jaunjelgava Municipality ( lv, Jaunjelgavas novads) is a former
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 ...
in
Selonia
Selonia ( lv, Sēlija; lt, Sėla), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia ( lv, Zemgale) as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania ...
,
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 ...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging
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* Merge (linguistics), a basic syntactic operation in generative syntax in the Minimalist Program
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Sece parish,
Sērene parish
Sērene Parish ( lv, Sērenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia.
Towns, villages and settlements of Sērene Parish
* Dīķi
* Krolīši
* Talsiņa
* Sērene
Parishes of Latv ...
,
Staburags parish
Staburags Parish ( lv, Staburaga pagasts) is an administrative unit of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas ...
,
Sunākste parish
Sunākste Parish ( lv, Sunākstes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Aizkraukle Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas ...
and
Jaunjelgava
Jaunjelgava ( german: link=no, Friedrichstadt) (literally:"New Jelgava") is a town on the left bank of the Daugava River in Aizkraukle Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia, about 80 km southeast of Riga. The population in 2020 was ...
town with its countryside territory, with the administrative centre being Jaunjelgava. In 2010
Jaunjelgava parish was created from the countryside territory of Jaunjelgava town. The population in 2020 was 5,061.
On 1 July 2021, Jaujelgava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizkraukle Municipality ( lv, Aizkraukles novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging town Aizkraukle and Aizkraukle Parish the administrative centre being Aizkraukle. The population in 2020 was 8, ...
.
Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
See also
* 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
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Former municipalities of Latvia