Bauska municipality
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Bauska municipality is a municipality
in Zemgale, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish
, Ceraukste parish
, Code parish
, Dāviņi parish
, Gailīši parish
, Īslīce parish
, Mežotne parish
, Vecsaule parish
and Bauska
town the administrative centre being Bauska.
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 Zemgale, 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 Brunava parish
Brunava parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Brunava parish :*...
, Ceraukste parish
Ceraukste parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ceraukste parish :*...
, Code parish
Code parish
- Notable people :* Atis Slakteris...
, Dāviņi parish
Dāviņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dāviņi parish :*...
, Gailīši parish
Gailīši parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Gailīši parish :*...
, Īslīce parish
Īslīce parish
- Notable people :* Krišjānis Berķis...
, Mežotne parish
Mežotne parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Mežotne parish :*...
, Vecsaule parish
Vecsaule parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vecsaule parish :*...
and Bauska
Bauska
Bauska is a town in Bauska municipality, in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Mūsa and Mēmele where they form the Lielupe River...
town the administrative centre being Bauska.