Lubāna Municipality () was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) 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 north-centra ...
,
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. The municipality was formed in 2007 by
merging Indrāni Parish and
Lubāna
Lubāna (; ) is a town situated in Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, situated by the Aiviekste river. It acquired a town status in 1992, and the current population is 1,453.
Lubāna has a Lutheran church (built 1868-1872, su ...
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, which were part of
Madona district
Madona district () was an administrative division of Latvia from 1949 to 2009. it was located in the Vidzeme and Latgale regions in the country's east. Within the district is the highest point in Latvia - Gaiziņkalns. The district also bordere ...
. The administrative centre was Lubāna.
It became a separate first-level municipality of Latvia after the
2009 administrative reform.
On 1 July 2021, Lubāna Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Madona Municipality
Madona Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The administrative center is Madona.
The total area of the municipality is , and the population in January 2013 was 26,953.Madona municipality Population Register Of these, economically ...
.
See also
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Lake Lubāns
Lake Lubāns is the largest lake in Latvia (in Latvian: ''Lubāns'', ''Lubānas ezers'' or ''Lubāna ezers'').
The lake lies in the center of the Eastern Latvian Lowland. It is a shallow drainage lake, fed by the Rēzekne, Malta, Malmuta and L ...
References
Former municipalities of Latvia
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