Rundāle Municipality () is a former

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' ...

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 ...

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 2009 by merging

Rundāle Parish Rundāle Parish () is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of 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, a ...

Svitene Parish Svitene Parish () is an administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of 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, al ...

and Viesturi Parish, the administrative centre being

Pilsrundāle Pilsrundāle is a village in the Rundāle Parish of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia, approximately 40 kilometers from Jelgava. Pilsrundāle had 862 residents as of 2006. Rundāle Palace Rundāle Palace (; ) is one of th ...

. The population in 2020 was 3,307. It was located in the south-east of Latvia and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) from the town

Bauska Bauska () is a town in its Bauska Municipality, eponymous municipality, found in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia. Bauska is located from the Latvian capital Riga, 62 km (38.5 mi) from Jelgava and from the Lithuanian border on t ...

and 80 km (49.7 mi) from Latvian capital

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

. The centre of the former municipality, Pilsrundāle, is the location of the

Rundāle Palace Rundāle Palace (; ) is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until 1768. It is situated ...

, a famous tourist destination and one of the most notable Latvian chateaus. On 1 July 2021, Rundāle Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with

Bauska Municipality Bauska Municipality () is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish, Vecs ...

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Former municipalities of Latvia + {{zemgale-geo-stub

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