Dobele municipality
Encyclopedia
Dobele Municipality is a municipality
in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dobele
town and the Annenieki
, Auri
, Bērze
, Biksti
, Dobele
, Jaunbērze
, Krimūna
, Naudīte
, Penkule
and Zebrene parishes
, the administrative centre being Dobele.
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 Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region 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 by merging Dobele
Dobele
Dobele is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia, and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First World War...
town and the Annenieki
Annenieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Annenieki Parish :*Annenieki*Kaķenieki*Bērzupe*Ļukas*Slagūne*Ausātas- References :...
, Auri
Auri parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Auri Parish :*Gardene*Ķirpēni*Auri*Liepziedi*Lielbērze*Bērzkrasti*Rūpnieki- References :...
, Bērze
Bērze parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Bērze Parish :*Šķibe*Miltiņi*Bērze- References :...
, Biksti
Biksti parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Biksti Parish :*Biksti*Bikstu Stacija*Jaunā Māja*Līvi*Mazbiksti*Upenieki- References :...
, Dobele
Dobele parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dobele Parish :*Lejasstrazdi*Aizstrautnieki*Bērzbeķe*Bitenieki- References :...
, Jaunbērze
Jaunbērze parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunbērze Parish :*Jaunbērze*Mežinieki*Apšupe*Sīpele*Kazupe- References :...
, Krimūna
Krimūna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Krimūna Parish :*Krimūnas*Akācijas*Ceriņi*Lauciņi*Parūķis*Degumuiža- References :...
, Naudīte
Naudīte parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Naudīte Parish :*Naudīte*Apgulde*Līdumi- References :...
, Penkule
Penkule parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Penkule Parish :*Penkule*Baldonas*Ezeriņi*Skujaine- References :...
and Zebrene parishes
Zebrene parish
- References :...
, the administrative centre being Dobele.