Alsunga municipality
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Alsunga municipality is a municipality
in the historical region of Courland
in Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish
, the administrative centre being Alsunga
. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga
, Almāle
, Balande
, Dienvidstacija
, Ziedlejas
, Bērzkalni
, Būcmaņi
, Grāveri
, Reģi
.
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 the historical region of Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
in 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 from Alsunga Parish
Alsunga parish
Alsunga parish was an administrative unit of the now defunct Kuldīga District in Latvia. As a result of the 2009 administrative divisions reform of Latvia, Alsunga Parish was renamed to Alsunga municipality with the same territorial boundaries....
, the administrative centre being Alsunga
Alsunga
Alsunga is a village in Alsunga Municipality, Latvia. Alsunga is the center of the Suiti people - a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia. There are approximately 940 inhabitants in Alsunga....
. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga
Alsunga
Alsunga is a village in Alsunga Municipality, Latvia. Alsunga is the center of the Suiti people - a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia. There are approximately 940 inhabitants in Alsunga....
, Almāle
Almāle
Almāle is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia.-References:...
, Balande
Balande
Balande is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Dienvidstacija
Dienvidstacija
Dienvidstacija is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Ziedlejas
Ziedlejas
Ziedlejas is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Bērzkalni
Bērzkalni, Alsunga Municipality
Bērzkalni is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Būcmaņi
Būcmaņi
Būcmaņi is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Grāveri
Grāveri, Alsunga Municipality
Grāveri is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia....
, Reģi
Reģi
Reģi is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia.On February 22, 2007 a huge fire caused 26 fatalities in the "Reģi" nursing home in Alsunga, which was later closed. It was the most fatal fire in the modern history of Latvia.-References:...
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