Užava parish ( lv, Užavas pagasts) is an administrative unit of the
Ventspils Municipality
Ventspils Municipality ( lv, Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merger (politics), merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish) ...
,
Latvia. The parish has a population of 619 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 125.518 km
2.
History
The territory of modern Užava parish historically housed Sārnate manor (Gut Sernaten, east of ) and Užava manor (Gut Hasau, Užava).
Užava parish was established during the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, separating it from
Ziras Parish
Ziras Parish ( lv, Ziru pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 543 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 153.80 km2.
History
In the territory of modern Ziras parish there ...
. In 1935, the area of Užava parish was 138 km2 and 1947 inhabitants lived there. In 1945, Užava, Lībciems and Sārnate village councils were established in the parish, but in 1949 the parish was liquidated. The village of Užava belonged to Ventspils (1949-1962), Kuldīga (1962-1967) and again Ventspils (after 1967) districts. In 1950, the village of Lībciems was added to the village of Užava, but in 1961 it was part of the village of Jūrkalne. In 1990, the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009, Užava parish was included as an administrative territory in Ventspils region.
Villages of Užava parish
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Užava (parish center)
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See also
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Užava lowland
References
Parishes of Latvia
Ventspils Municipality
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