Medze Parish ( lv, Medzes pagasts) is an administrative unit of
South Kurzeme Municipality
South Kurzeme Municipality ( lv, Dienvidkurzemes novads) is one of the 35 municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds Liepāja, Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council will take office on 1 July 2021. Its sea ...
in the
Courland
Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...
region of
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 parish has a population of 1558 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 109.2 km
2.
Parish center - Kapsēde.
Villages of Medze parish
* Ievkalni
* Kapsēde
* Medzes muiža
* Piņķi
* Plienkalni (Kapsēdes stacija)
* Stirnas
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Šķēde
Šķēde is a suburban settlement near Liepāja, Latvia, in Medze Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality. It is located on the north border of the city. Šķēde was the biggest dacha cooperative in Latvia in the time of the Latvian SSR. One of Š ...
* Tāši
History
Medzes parish was formed around 1900. In 2009 Medzes parish was included in the administrative Grobiņa Municipality.
Parishes of Latvia
South Kurzeme Municipality
Courland
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