Akmene district municipality
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Akmenė district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania
. It lies in the northwest of the country, with administrative centre in Naujoji Akmene
and borders Latvia
in the north, Joniškis district municipality
in the east, Šiauliai district municipality
in the southeast, Telšiai district municipality
in the southwest, and Mažeikiai district municipality
in the west. The area of the municipality covers ca. 844 km², its population counts 30,300 (2001 census): 47,19% men, 52,81% women.
. The region merged part of Kuršėnai
and Mažeikiai
regions. The administrative centre was settled in Akmenė
town, and in 1962 it was moved to Naujoji Akmenė
. In the same year, the district was merged into Mažeikiai
district, and in 1965 it emerged as a separate administrative unit. The district municipality was composed from former Akmenė district in 1995 and in 1999, pursuant to national reform of municipalities
, its territory was expanded by incorporating Viekšniai seniūnija
(elderate).
Biggest population (2001):
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It lies in the northwest of the country, with administrative centre in Naujoji Akmene
Naujoji Akmene
Naujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
and borders 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...
in the north, Joniškis district municipality
Joniškis district municipality
Joniškis district municipality is a territorial unit of Lithuania with a population of about 30,000. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Joniškis.-References:...
in the east, Šiauliai district municipality
Šiauliai district municipality
-References:...
in the southeast, Telšiai district municipality
Telšiai district municipality
Telšiai district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania, containing the city of Telšiai.-References:...
in the southwest, and Mažeikiai district municipality
Mažeikiai district municipality
Mažeikiai district municipality is in north-west Lithuania, on the Venta River . The administrative center of Mažeikiai district is the town of Mažeikiai...
in the west. The area of the municipality covers ca. 844 km², its population counts 30,300 (2001 census): 47,19% men, 52,81% women.
History
Akmenė district was established in 1950, when the reform of territorial-administrative units was introduced to the Lithuanian SSRLithuanian SSR
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Lithuanian SSR, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union...
. The region merged part of Kuršėnai
Kuršenai
Kuršėnai is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, it had 14,197 residents.-Famous people:* Stasys Raštikis, Lithuanian army general* Donald Kagan, Yale Classics professor-References:...
and Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai is a city in the north-western Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 45,300, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. The city is the administrative center of Mažeikiai district municipality in Telšiai County. It is the largest city that does not have its...
regions. The administrative centre was settled in Akmenė
Akmene
Akmenė is a city in northern Lithuania.Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States...
town, and in 1962 it was moved to Naujoji Akmenė
Naujoji Akmene
Naujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
. In the same year, the district was merged into Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai is a city in the north-western Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 45,300, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. The city is the administrative center of Mažeikiai district municipality in Telšiai County. It is the largest city that does not have its...
district, and in 1965 it emerged as a separate administrative unit. The district municipality was composed from former Akmenė district in 1995 and in 1999, pursuant to national reform of municipalities
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...
, its territory was expanded by incorporating Viekšniai seniūnija
Seniunija
|Seniūnija is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership could either be a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their place and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality...
(elderate).
Elderates
Akmenė district municipality is divided into 6 elderates:- AkmenėAkmeneAkmenė is a city in northern Lithuania.Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States...
eldership (administrative centre - AkmenėAkmeneAkmenė is a city in northern Lithuania.Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States...
) - KruopiaiKruopiaiKruopiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 614.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
eldership (administrative centre - KruopiaiKruopiaiKruopiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 614.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
) - Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
town eldership (administrative centre - Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
) - Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
rural eldership (administrative centre - Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
) - PapilėPapile- History :The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two hill-forts have been preserved since this time....
eldership (administrative centre - PapilėPapile- History :The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two hill-forts have been preserved since this time....
) - VentaVentaVenta is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to 2005 data there are 3,221 people living in Venta. It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai...
eldership (administrative centre - VentaVentaVenta is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to 2005 data there are 3,221 people living in Venta. It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai...
)
Structure
District structure:- 3 cities – AkmenėAkmeneAkmenė is a city in northern Lithuania.Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States...
, Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
and VentaVentaVenta is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to 2005 data there are 3,221 people living in Venta. It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai...
; - 2 towns – KruopiaiKruopiaiKruopiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 614.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
and PapilėPapile- History :The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two hill-forts have been preserved since this time....
; - 165 villages.
Biggest population (2001):
- Naujoji AkmenėNaujoji AkmeneNaujoji Akmenė is a new town that was established in 1952 and is therefore one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means the New Akmenė. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Public company Akmenės cementas producing 700,000 tonnes of concrete annually...
– 12345 - VentaVentaVenta is a small city in Lithuania in the Akmenė district municipality. According to 2005 data there are 3,221 people living in Venta. It is situated along the Venta River, Kuršėnai-Mažeikiai highway, and a railroad connecting Mažeikiai with Šiauliai...
– 3412 - AkmenėAkmeneAkmenė is a city in northern Lithuania.Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States...
– 3140 - PapilėPapile- History :The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two hill-forts have been preserved since this time....
– 1449 - KruopiaiKruopiaiKruopiai is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 614.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
– 614 - KivyliaiKivyliaiKivyliai is a village in Akmenė district municipality, in Šiauliai County, in northwest Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 551 people. Village established near Agluona river....
– 551 - DaubiškiaiDaubiškiaiDaubiškiai is a village in Akmenė district municipality, in Šiauliai County, in northwest Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 493 people. Village established near Venta River...
– 493 - RamučiaiRamučiaiRamučiai is a village in Kaunas district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 1583 people....
– 490 - SablauskiaiSablauskiaiSablauskiai is a village in Akmenė district municipality, in Šiauliai County, in northwest Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 477 people. Famous of limestone sources....
– 477 - AlkiškiaiAlkiškiaiAlkiškiai is a village in Akmenė district municipality, in Šiauliai County, in northwest Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 444 people. Village established near Dabikinė river....
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