Aknīste municipality
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Aknīste municipality is a municipality
in Selonia
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aknīste
town with its countryside territory, Asare parish
and Gārsene parish
the administrative centre being Aknīste.
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 Selonia
Selonia
Selonia , also known as Augšzeme , is a cultural region of Latvia encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia...
, 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 Aknīste
Akniste
Aknīste is a town in Aknīste municipality, Selonia, in the southern portion of Latvia, near the Lithuanian border. The town is located near the river Dienvidsuseja.For the first time name Akniste had been mentioned in year 1298...
town with its countryside territory, Asare parish
Asare parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Asare parish :*...
and Gārsene parish
Gārsene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Gārsene parish :*...
the administrative centre being Aknīste.