Saulkrasti Municipality ( lv, Saulkrastu novads) is a
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
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 n ...
,
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 reorganization of
Saulkrasti
Saulkrasti (; german: Neubad) (literally ''Sun shores'' in Latvian) is a town in Latvia on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga and the capital of the Saulkrasti municipality. Made up of a number of historic fishing settlements, the town stretches ...
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
with its countryside territory, with the administrative centre being Saulkrasti. In 2010
Saulkrasti parish was created from the countryside territory of Saulkrasti town. The population in 2020 was 6,735.
During the
2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with
Sēja Municipality
Sēja Municipality ( lv, Sējas novads) was a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by reorganization of Sēja Parish; the administrative centre being Loja. The population in 2020 was 2,156.
On 1 July 2021 ...
.
The total area of Saulkrasti municipality is 46.8 km². The administrative territory of Saulkrasti municipality is located on the coast of the Gulf of Riga, in the western part of Vidzeme. The territory of Saulkrasti municipality includes a coastal forest zone from the Lilaste River and the lake in the south to Zvejniekciems in the north. The administrative territory stretches for 17 kilometers. More than 6 thousand inhabitants are declared to live in the county. Along with the summer season, the population increases significantly, which is related to the beginning of the tourist season and the increase in the flow of horticultural cooperatives in the region. The distance from the center of Saulkrasti to Riga is 45 km, Limbaži - 47 km, Sigulda - 40 km, Salacgrīva - 58 km. The territory of the municipality is crossed by the international highway VIA Baltica. Four rivers flow through the county - Inčupe, Pēterupe, Ķīšupe and Aģe, which are symbolically depicted in the coat of arms of Saulkrasti municipality.
Population
Twin towns — sister cities
Saulkrasti is
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Gnesta
Gnesta () is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 5,562 inhabitants in 2010.
Gnesta is located in Södermanland, on the border to Stockholm County. As situated near the county boundary Gn ...
, Sweden
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Neringa, Lithuania
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Odolanów
Odolanów (german: Adelnau) is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland, about south-west from Ostrów Wielkopolski, with over 5000 inhabitants.
History
The first written document that mentions Odolanów dates back to 1301, when it w ...
, Poland
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Radashkovichy
Radashkovichy ( be, Радашко́вічы, russian: Радошкóвичи, pl, Radoszkowicze, lt, Radaškonys) - is a town in the Maladzyechna District of Minsk Region, Belarus.
A watershed of the Vileyka-Minsk water system is located in t ...
, Belarus
Images
Saulkrastu novada karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021.
LVA Saulkrastu novads COA.png, Coat of arms prior to 2021.
Flag of Saulkrastu novads 2010-2021.png, Flag prior to 2021.
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
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Municipalities of Latvia
Vidzeme
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