Vecpiebalga Municipality ( lv, Vecpiebalgas 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
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 ...
. It ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, as its territory was merged into
Cēsis Municipality as
Vecpiebalga Parish
Vecpiebalga Parish ( lv, Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was ...
.
Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Dzērbene Parish
Dzērbene Parish ( lv, Dzērbenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality (Before the administrative reform of 2009, Dzērbene Parish was one o ...
, Ineši Parish, Kaive Parish
Kaive Parish ( lv, Kaives pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2009, Kaive Parish was part of the former ...
, Taurene Parish and Vecpiebalga Parish; the administrative centre being Vecpiebalga
Vecpiebalga (german: Alt-Pebalg) is a village in Cēsis Municipality in the 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 ...
. The population in 2020 was 3,555.
Population
See also
* Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
References
Former municipalities of Latvia
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