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 | |
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 Ķiru windmill | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E / 56.60639°N 24.52222°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Vecumnieki |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Guntis Kalniņš (LRA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 844.83 km2 (326.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 827.53 km2 (319.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,795 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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
editSince 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 (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 (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher
- Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat.
- Indulis Folkmanis (born 1939), sculptor
- Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "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) - ^ "Vecumnieki county".
- ^ "Bauskas novada pašvaldība".
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