Gulbene municipality
Encyclopedia
Gulbene municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Beļava parish
, Dauksti parish
, Druviena parish
, Galgauska parish
, Jaungulbene parish
, Lejasciems parish
, Litene parish, Lizums parish
, Līgo parish
, Ranka parish
, Stāmeriena parish
, Stradi parish
, Tirza parish
and Gulbene
town the administrative centre being Gulbene.
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 Beļava parish
Beļava parish
Beļava parish is an administrative unit of the Gulbene municipality, Latvia.- Towns, villages and settlements of Beļava parish :*...
, Dauksti parish
Dauksti parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dauksti parish :*...
, Druviena parish
Druviena parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Druviena parish :*...
, Galgauska parish
Galgauska parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Galgauska parish :*...
, Jaungulbene parish
Jaungulbene parish
Jaungulbene parish is an administrative unit of the Gulbene municipality, Latvia....
, Lejasciems parish
Lejasciems parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lejasciems parish :The central village in the parish is Lejasciems....
, Litene parish, Lizums parish
Lizums parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lizums parish :*...
, Līgo parish
Līgo parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Līgo parish :*...
, Ranka parish
Ranka parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ranka parish :*...
, Stāmeriena parish
Stāmeriena parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Stāmeriena parish :*...
, Stradi parish
Stradi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Stradi parish :*...
, Tirza parish
Tirza parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Tirza parish :*...
and Gulbene
Gulbene
Gulbene and the surrounding Gulbene municipality are located in North-eastern Latvia and adjoin the Alūksne, Balvi, Madona, Cēsis and Valka regions....
town the administrative centre being Gulbene.