Aizpute municipality
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Aizpute municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute
town, Aizpute parish
, Cīrava parish
, Kalvene parish
, Kazdanga parish
and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute
Aizpute
Aizpute is a town in western Latvia's Aizpute municipality in the valley of Tebra River, northeast of Liepāja.-History:It was founded as the castle of Hasenpoth of a German Crusaders order in 1248 and was granted the Magdeburg rights in 1378....
town, Aizpute parish
Aizpute parish
Aizpute parish is an administrative unit of Aizpute municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1003 and covers an area of 88.9 km2.- Villages of Aizpute parish :* Dubeņmuiža* Ievade* Kūdra* Lavīži* Mangaļi* Marijas* Padure...
, Cīrava parish
Cīrava parish
Cīrava parish is an administrative unit of the Aizpute municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1285 and covers an area of 131.6 km2.- External links :* in Latvian...
, Kalvene parish
Kalvene parish
Kalvene parish is an administrative unit of the Aizpute municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 803 and covers an area of 118.9 km2.- Villages of Kalvene parish :* Kalvene * Kalvenes stacija* Krusāta* Pērbone...
, Kazdanga parish
Kazdanga parish
Kazdanga parish is an administrative unit of the Aizpute municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1511 and covers an area of 133.95 km2.- Villages of Kazdanga parish :- See also :* Kazdanga palace* Boja Manor...
and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute.