Dobele District
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Dobele District was an administrative division
of Latvia
, located in the Courland
and Semigallia regions, in the country's centre. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Dobele
.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Districts of Latvia
||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...
of 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...
, located in the 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 :...
and Semigallia regions, in the country's centre. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Dobele
Dobele
Dobele is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First World War...
.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Cities, municipalities and parishes of the Dobele District
- AnneniekiAnneniekiAnnenieki is a village in Annenieki Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish - AuceAuce-See also:List of cities in Latvia...
city - AuriAuri, LatviaAuri is a village in Auri Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish - BēneBeneBene may refer to:* Bene AG, a European office furniture product and services company* Ferenc Bene , Hungarian football player* a prefix denoting a society in the fictional world of Dune, among them:** Bene Gesserit** Bene Tleilax...
parish - BērzeBērzeBērze is a river of Latvia. It flows for 107 kilometres. Major tributaries include the Bikstupe, Sesava, Ālav, Līčupe , Līčupe and Gardene. Major settlements along the river include Zebrene, Biksti, Kaķenieki, Annenieki, Dobele, Bērze, Līvbērze....
parish - BikstiBikstiBiksti is a village in Biksti Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish
- DobeleDobeleDobele is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First World War...
city - Dobele parish
- ĪleIleIle can be different things:*An abbreviation of isoleucine, an amino acid*Ile, a district of Mozambique*Another name for Ilargi, the moon in Basque mythologyile is the ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 code for the Interlingue constructed language...
parish - JaunbērzeJaunbērzeJaunbērze is a village in Jaunbērze Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish - Krimūna parish
- Lielauce parish
- NaudīteNaudīteNaudīte is a village in Naudīte Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish - PenkulePenkulePenkule is a village in Penkule Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish - TērveteTerveteTērvete is a village in Latvia and the administrative centre of Tērvete municipality. Famous for the historic hillfort built for the kings of Western Zemgale in the Middle Ages.-History:...
municipality - Ukri parish
- Vītiņi parish
- ZebreneZebreneZebrene is a village in Zebrene Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia....
parish