Ape municipality
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Ape municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Gaujiena parish
, Vireši parish
, Trapene parish
and Ape
town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ape.
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 Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
, 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 Gaujiena parish
Gaujiena parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Gaujiena parish :*...
, Vireši parish
Vireši parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vireši parish :*...
, Trapene parish
Trapene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Trapene parish :*...
and Ape
Ape, Latvia
Ape is a town in Latvia near the Estonian border. Older names are Hoppenhof and Hopa.-See also:List of cities in Latvia...
town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ape.