Pārgauja municipality
Encyclopedia
Pārgauja municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Raiskums parish
, Stalbe parish
and Straupe parish
the administrative centre being Stalbe
.
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 2009 by merging Raiskums parish
Raiskums parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Raiskums parish :*...
, Stalbe parish
Stalbe parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Stalbe parish :*...
and Straupe parish
Straupe parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Straupe parish :*...
the administrative centre being Stalbe
Stalbe
Stalbe is a village in and the centre of Pārgauja municipality and Stalbe parish, Latvia....
.