Kārsava Municipality (, ) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Latgale
Latgale (; ; ; ; ; ; Belarusian Latin alphabet, Belarusian Latin: ''Łathalija''; ), also known as Latgalia or Latgallia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River. Wh ...
,
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging Goliševa Parish,
Malnava Parish,
Mērdzene Parish
Mērdzene Parish () is an administrative unit of Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, alon ...
,
Mežvidi Parish
Mežvidi Parish () is an administrative unit of Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along ...
,
Salnava Parish and
Kārsava
Kārsava (; , , ''Korsovka'', , , ''Korsovke'') is a town in Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia, near the border of Russia.
The ancient Baltic tribe Latgalians inhabited the territory of Kārsava since the 8th century. There ar ...
town of the former
Ludza district
Ludza district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Populated places of Ludza district
*Kārsava
*Ludza ...
. The administrative centre was Kārsava.
On 1 July 2021, Kārsava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Ludza Municipality
Ludza Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Parish, ...
.
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 ...
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Former municipalities of Latvia
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