Burtnieki municipality
Encyclopedia
Burtnieki municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Vecate parish
and Matīši parish
. In 2009 it absorbed Trikāta parish
, Burtnieki parish
, Ēvele parish
, Rencēni parish
and Valmiera parish
the administrative centre being Matīši.
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 Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
, 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 2006 by merging Vecate parish
Vecate parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vecate parish :*...
and Matīši parish
Matīši parish
Matīši parish is an administrative unit of the Burtnieki municipality, Latvia....
. In 2009 it absorbed Trikāta parish
Trikāta parish
Trikāta parish is a constituent part of Beverīna municipality ....
, Burtnieki parish
Burtnieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Burtnieki parish :*...
, Ēvele parish
Ēvele parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ēvele parish :*...
, Rencēni parish
Rencēni parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Rencēni parish :*...
and Valmiera parish
Valmiera parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Valmiera parish :*...
the administrative centre being Matīši.