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Vecumnieki Municipality

Summary

Vecumnieki Municipality (Latvian: Vecumnieku novads) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.[3]

Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieku novads
Municipality
Ķiru windmill
Ķiru windmill
Flag of Vecumnieki Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Vecumnieki Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E / 56.60639°N 24.52222°E / 56.60639; 24.52222
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVecumnieki
Government
 • Council ChairGuntis Kalniņš (LRA)
Area
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 • Total844.83 km2 (326.19 sq mi)
 • Land827.53 km2 (319.51 sq mi)
 • Water17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,795
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Websitewww.vecumnieki.lv

On 1 July 2021, Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska Municipality.[4]

Population edit

Parish Population (year)
Bārbele parish 788 (2018)[5]
Kurmene parish 593 (2018)
Skaistkalne parish 1087 (2018)
Stelpe parish 802 (2018)
Valle parish 942 (2018)
Vecumnieki parish 4290 (2018)

Culture edit

Since 2006 every year in July Vecumnieki county hosts a nation-wide Lily festival with exhibition of lilies, competition among florists and other cultural events and activities.[6][7]

Notable countrymen edit

  • Jānis Lazdiņš [lv] (1875—1953), musician and diplomat. First violinist of the Court Orchestra of the Russian Empire (1902-1917), Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg (from 1929)
  • Alfreds Amtmanis-Briedītis [lv] (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher
  • Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat.
  • Indulis Folkmanis [lv] (born 1939), sculptor
  • Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.

See also edit

References edit

 
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  3. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Vecumnieki county".
  7. ^ "Bauskas novada pašvaldība".