Grobiņa municipality
Encyclopedia
Grobiņa municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārta parish
, Gavieze parish
, Grobiņa parish
, Medze parish
and Grobiņa
town the administrative centre being Grobiņa.
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 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 :...
, 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 Bārta parish
Bārta parish
Bārta parish is an administrative unit of the Grobiņa municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 683 and covers an area of 115.6 km2.- Villages of Bārta parish :* Bārta* Krūte* Ķīburi* Plosti...
, Gavieze parish
Gavieze parish
Gavieze parish is an administrative unit of the Grobiņa municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 925 and covers an area of 128.9 km2.- Villages of Gavieze parish :* Gavieze* Gaviezes stacija* Kradzes* Mazgavieze* Susta...
, Grobiņa parish
Grobiņa parish
Grobiņa parish is an administrative unit of the Grobiņa municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 2836 and covers an area of 131.4 km2.- Villages of Grobiņa parish :...
, Medze parish
Medze parish
Medze parish is an administrative unit of the Grobiņa municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1558 and covers an area of 109.2 km2.- Villages of Medze parish :* Ievkalni* Kapsēde* Medzes muiža* Piņķi...
and Grobiņa
Grobina
Grobiņa is a town in western Latvia, eleven kilometers east of Liepāja. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. Some ruins of their Grobina castle are still visible. The town was given its charter in 1695....
town the administrative centre being Grobiņa.