Rundāle Municipality ( lv, Rundāles 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 Semigallia,

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

Rundāle Parish Rundāle Parish ( lv, Rundāles pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Re ...

, Svitene Parish and

Viesturi Parish Viesturi Parish ( lv, Viesturu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Re ...

, the administrative centre being

Pilsrundāle Pilsrundāle is a village in Rundāle Parish, Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia, approximately 40 kilometers from Jelgava Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about sout ...

. The population in 2020 was 3,307. It was located in the south-east of Latvia and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) from the town Bauska and 80 km (49.7 mi) from Latvian capital

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

. The centre of the former municipality, Pilsrundāle, is the location of the

Rundāle Palace Rundāle Palace ( lv, Rundāles pils; german: Schloss Ruhental, formerly Ruhenthal or Ruhendahl) is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built i ...

, a famous tourist destination and one of the most notable Latvian chateaus. On 1 July 2021, Rundāle Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska Municipality.
Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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