Pārgauja Municipality ( lv, Pārgaujas novads) is a former
municipality in
Vidzeme,
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 Raiskums Parish
Raiskums Parish ( lv, Raiskuma pagasts) is a territorial unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia (Prior to the 2009 Administrative territorial reform it was part of Cēsis District
Cēsis District ( lv, Cēsu rajons) was a ...
,
Stalbe Parish and
Straupe Parish
Straupe Parish ( lv, Straupes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia (Prior to 2009, it was an administrative unit of Cēsis District). The administrative center is the village of Plācis.
Towns ...
, the administrative centre being
Stalbe
Stalbe is a village in and Stalbe Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, La ...
. As of 2020, the population was 3,576.
On 1 July 2021, Pārgauja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Cēsis Municipality.
Twin towns — sister cities
Pārgauja is
twinned with:
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Motta Santa Lucia
Motta Santa Lucia is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, southern Italy
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, Italy
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Oarja
Oarja is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ceaușești and Oarja.
External linksCommune's website
References
Communes in Argeș County
Localities in Muntenia
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, Romania
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Rîșcani, Moldova
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Spydeberg, Norway
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
Former municipalities of Latvia
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