Ventspils municipality
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Ventspils municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene
town, Ance parish
, Jūrkalne parish
, Piltene
rural community (from 2010 Piltene parish
), Pope parish
, Puze parish
, Tārgale parish
, Ugāle parish
, Usma parish
, Užava parish
, Vārve parish
, Ziras parish
and Zlēkas parish
; the administration located in Ventspils
city
, which is not included in 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 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 :...
, 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 Piltene
Piltene
-Population:Population : 40,000 -History:*September 1234: Bishopric of Courland established , consisting of three separate enclaves after numerous distributions of the Couronian lands among the Bishops of Courland, and of Riga, and the Teutonic Order.*1290: The cathedral chapter is incorporated...
town, Ance parish
Ance parish
Ance parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 712 and covers an area of 397.78 km2.- Villages of Ance parish :* Ance* Irbene* Jorniņi* Kārļmuiža* Lonaste* Ostupciems* Rinda...
, Jūrkalne parish
Jūrkalne parish
Jūrkalne parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 369 and covers an area of 99.59 km2.- External links :* in Latvian and English...
, Piltene
Piltene
-Population:Population : 40,000 -History:*September 1234: Bishopric of Courland established , consisting of three separate enclaves after numerous distributions of the Couronian lands among the Bishops of Courland, and of Riga, and the Teutonic Order.*1290: The cathedral chapter is incorporated...
rural community (from 2010 Piltene parish
Piltene parish
Piltene parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 559 and covers an area of 187.856 km2.- Villages of Piltene parish :...
), Pope parish
Pope parish
Pope parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 1126 and covers an area of 167.745 km2.- External links :...
, Puze parish
Puze parish
Puze parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 1021 and covers an area of 207.28 km2.- Villages of Puze parish :* Amele* Dandzītes* Līcnieki* Nīcciems* Nīcnieki* Puze...
, Tārgale parish
Tārgale parish
Tārgale parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 1956 and covers an area of 364.19 km2.- Villages of Tārgale parish :- External links :...
, Ugāle parish
Ugāle parish
Ugāle parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 2476 and covers an area of 292.239 km2.- Villages Ugāle parish :* Ciesengure* Cirkale* Māteri* Modes* Rāpati* Sirgumi* Ugāle...
, Usma parish
Usma parish
Usma parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 583 and covers an area of 219.509 km2.- Villages of Usma parish :* Amjūdze* Desuciems* Ugāles dzirnavas* Usma* Usmas stacija...
, Užava parish
Užava parish
Užava parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 619 and covers an area of 125.518 km2.- Villages of Užava parish :* Bangas* Dzirtnieku ciems* Lībciems* Sārnate* Silmalas...
, Vārve parish
Vārve parish
Vārve parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 1916 and covers an area of 125.442 km2.- Villages of Vārve parish :- External links :...
, Ziras parish
Ziras parish
Ziras parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 543 and covers an area of 153.80 km2.- External links :* in Latvian...
and Zlēkas parish
Zlēkas parish
Zlēkas parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 577 and covers an area of 107.155 km2.- Villages of Zlēkas parish :* Krācnieki* Laidzesciems* Pasilciems* Vāverciems...
; the administration located in Ventspils
Ventspils
Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...
city
City
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, which is not included in this municipality.