Glūda parish () is an administrative unit of
Jelgava Municipality
Jelgava Municipality () is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. Its administrative center is Jelgava, although it is extraterritorial as the city is a separate municipality of its own.
The municipality was formed ...
in the
Semigallia
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tri ...
region of
Latvia
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. The administrative center is Nākotne. It was an administrative unit of the
Jelgava district
Jelgava district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, two municipalities and twelve parishes, each with a local government authority. The administrative c ...
.
History
Historically in the territory of the modern Gluda municipality there were "Auzenburg" manor,
Bramberģe Manor ("Brandenburg",
Bramberģe), Drucke manor ("Druckenhof"), Kažmere manor ("Kasimirshof",
Zemgale
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic trib ...
), Palcgrave Manor ('' Pfalzgrafen ''), Skibe Manor ('' Alexandershof '').
Until 1925, '' Bramberg Parish '' or '' Bramberg Parish ''. In 1935
Jelgava County Gluda Parish had an area of 63.9 km² with a population of 1177. In 1945, the
Dorupes and Glūdas
ut the village council but was liquidated in 1949. The village of '' Glūdas' '' was located in
Jelgava
Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the ad ...
(1949-1962, after 1967) and
Dobele
Dobele (; ) is a town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. It is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First ...
(1962-1967). In 1954, the liquidated Dorupe village and part of the
Little village village were added to the village of Glude, and in 1963
kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...
«Cīņa (Strugle)» area was added to
Svēte village. In 1974 part of
Līvbērzes and Svēte village territory and part of
Zaļenieki village kolkhoz «Zemgale» territory were added to Glūda village, in 1977 part
Eastern village territories. In 1979 a part of the village was added to Livbērze village. In 1990 the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009 Glūdas parish was included as administrative territory in
Jelgava Municipality
Jelgava Municipality () is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. Its administrative center is Jelgava, although it is extraterritorial as the city is a separate municipality of its own.
The municipality was formed ...
.
Towns, villages and settlements of Glūda parish
*
Bramberģe
* Dorupe
* Ģībotkalns
* Glūda
* Mežvidi
* Nākotne
* Smiltnieki
* Ūdeles
* Viesturciems
* Zemgale
See also
*
Bramberģe Manor
References
External links
Parishes in Jelgava Municipality
category:Semigallia
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