Vecumnieki Municipality

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
[1]
 • Total
844.83 km2 (326.19 sq mi)
 • Land827.53 km2 (319.51 sq mi)
 • Water17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
7,795
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Websitewww.vecumnieki.lv

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]

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

Population

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

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

See also

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  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. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  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".


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