Rēzekne municipality
Encyclopedia
Rēzekne municipality is a municipality
in Latgale
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Audriņi parish
, Bērzgale parish
, Čornaja parish
, Dricāni parish
, Feimaņi parish
, Gaigalava parish
, Griškāni parish
, Ilzeskalns parish
, Kantinieki parish
, Kaunata parish
, Lendži parish
, Lūznava parish
, Mākoņkalns parish
, Malta parish
, Nagļi parish
, Nautrēni parish
, Ozolaine parish
, Ozolmuiža parish
, Puša parish
, Rikava parish
, Sakstagals parish
, Silmala parish
, Stoļerova parish
, Strūžāni parish
and Vērēmi parish
the administrative centre located in Rēzekne
city
, which is not included in the territory of this municipality.
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 Latgale
Latgale
Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region 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 Audriņi parish
Audriņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Audriņi parish :* Audriņi...
, Bērzgale parish
Bērzgale parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Bērzgale parish :*...
, Čornaja parish
Čornaja parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Čornaja parish :*...
, Dricāni parish
Dricāni parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dricāni parish :*...
, Feimaņi parish
Feimaņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Feimaņi parish :*...
, Gaigalava parish
Gaigalava parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Gaigalava parish :*...
, Griškāni parish
Griškāni parish
Griškāni parish is an administrative unit of Rēzekne municipality in Latvia....
, Ilzeskalns parish
Ilzeskalns parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ilzeskalns parish :*...
, Kantinieki parish
Kantinieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Kantinieki parish :*...
, Kaunata parish
Kaunata parish
- External links :* in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland...
, Lendži parish
Lendži parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lendži parish :*...
, Lūznava parish
Lūznava parish
Lūznava parish is an administrative unit of the Rēzekne municipality, Latvia. The administrative centre of the parish is the village Lūznava, the main attraction is the Lūznava Manor.-External links:*...
, Mākoņkalns parish
Mākoņkalns parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Mākoņkalns parish :*...
, Malta parish
Malta parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Malta parish :*...
, Nagļi parish
Nagļi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Nagļi parish :*...
, Nautrēni parish
Nautrēni parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Nautrēni parish :The central village in the parish is Rogovka....
, Ozolaine parish
Ozolaine parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ozolaine parish :*...
, Ozolmuiža parish
Ozolmuiža parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ozolmuiža parish :*...
, Puša parish
Puša parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Puša parish :*...
, Rikava parish
Rikava parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Rikava parish :*...
, Sakstagals parish
Sakstagals parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Sakstagals parish :*...
, Silmala parish
Silmala parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Silmala parish :*...
, Stoļerova parish
Stoļerova parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Stoļerova parish :*...
, Strūžāni parish
Strūžāni parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Strūžāni parish :*...
and Vērēmi parish
Verēmi parish
Verēmi parish is an administrative unit of the Rēzekne municipality, Latvia.- Towns, villages and settlements of Verēmi parish :*...
the administrative centre located in Rēzekne
Rezekne
In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians...
city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
, which is not included in the territory of this municipality.