Ādaži Municipality ( lv, Ādažu 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 the historical region of
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 ...
, and the
Riga Planning Region in
Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and Carnikava parishes plus the administrative centre,
Ādaži
Ādaži () (formerly german: Neuermühlen) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. Town is administrative center of Ādaži Municipality. It is located by the highway A1 (Latvia), A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga.
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. The municipality is located 25 km from the center of Riga.
The municipality was formed in 2006 from
Ādaži Parish of
Riga District
Riga District ( lv, Rīgas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. The district had the two cities of Riga and Jūrmala with the Gulf of Riga to the north. Beginn ...
and became a first level unit in 2009. After the
2021 administrative reform,
Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality.
Description
Geography
Prior to 2021, the municipality consisted of the following villages:
Alderi,
Atari,
Āņi,
Baltezers,
Birznieki,
Garkalne,
Kadaga,
Stapriņi,
Divezeri,
Iļķene,
Eimuri. The largest of them were Ādaži, Kadaga, Baltezers, Garkalne and Stapriņi. The total area is 162.9 km2.
A large part of the territory of Ādaži municipality consists of the Ādaži military training ground of the
Latvian National Armed Forces
The Latvian National Armed Forces ( lv, Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki), or NBS, are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile professional rapid response force and reserve segment that can be called upon re ...
. A notable geographical feature is the
Gauja
The Gauja River ( et, Koiva jõgi, german: Livländische Aa) is a river in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the only large river of Latvia that begins and ends its flow in Latvia. Its length is 460 km, of which 93.5 km (approxim ...
River, which flows into the
Gulf of Riga
The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia ( lv, Rīgas līcis, et, Liivi laht) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia.
The island of Saaremaa (Estonia) partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic Sea. The main c ...
within the borders of the municipality.
History and society
The Ādaži Parish had been a historical municipal unit before and throughout the 20th century. The present borders of the unit were created in 1992 after the separation of Carnikava Parish.
The population is growing every year, reaching 12,000 at the beginning of 2020.
Symbols
After the formation of the new municipality, a process to design a new coat of arms was launched in 2021. The previous coats of arms were re-used for both of the new parishes since 27 December 2021. Eventually, a design by Edgars Sims was selected, featuring the
mouth of the Gauja River (in a pattern similar to the Latvian letter Ā) on a silver field and the
Lobelia dortmanna
''Lobelia dortmanna'', Dortmann's cardinalflower or water lobelia, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. This stoloniferous herbaceous perennial aquatic plant with basal leaf-rosettes and flower stalks grows ...
(a flower common in the lakes of Ummis and Mazuika but otherwise endangered in Latvia) in silver and gold. The design was approved on 27 January 2022, making Ādaži the first newly created municipality to have approved a coat of arms.
The previous coat of arms of Ādaži Municipality was approved on March 28, 2012, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia No.3.1.-4/13. It was based on the coat of arms of Ādaži Parish approved on July 29, 1998, and registered in the Coat of Arms Register. It consisted of a green
water lily leaf in a silver field, a white
water rose flower in natural colors in the center and a green thread border. The symbol of Ādaži municipality indicated the Gauja river and the flora characteristic of the territory of the municipality. The white color of the water rose located in the center symbolizes clarity, wisdom, courage and support.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia
References
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Municipalities of Latvia
Vidzeme