Ogre Municipality ( lv, Ogres 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 ...
,
Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by
merging
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Concepts
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* Merge (linguistics), a basic syntactic operation in generative syntax in the Minimalist Program
* Merger (politics), the com ...
Ogre
An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed
Krape Parish
Krape Parish ( lv, Krapes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, l ...
,
Ķeipene Parish,
Laubere Parish
Laubere Parish ( lv, Lauberes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika ...
,
Madliena Parish,
Mazozoli Parish,
Meņģele Parish,
Suntaži Parish and
Taurupe Parish
Taurupe Parish ( lv, Taurupes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republik ...
, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617.
During the
2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with
Ikšķile Municipality
Ikšķile Municipality ( lv, Ikšķiles novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Ikšķile town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Ikšķile. In 2010 ...
,
Ķegums Municipality and
Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former
Ogre District
The Ogre District ( lv, Ogres rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It was situated about 37 km east of the capital Riga. The principal city was Ogre with ...
.
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Ogre is
twinned with:
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Ånge
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Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway ('' Norra Stambanan'') connects with the central main line ...
, Sweden
*
Bollnäs
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History
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, Sweden
*
Chernihiv
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, Ukraine
*
Hengelo
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Popu ...
, Netherlands
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Jõhvi
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...
, Estonia
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Joué-lès-Tours
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It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.
Population
Toponymy
The name of Jou ...
, France
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Kelmė
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History
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, Lithuania
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Kerava, Finland
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Maymana
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, Afghanistan
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Popasna
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, Ukraine
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Slonim, Belarus
Images
Ogres novada karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
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
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