Ilūkste municipality
Encyclopedia
Ilūkste municipality is a municipality
in Selonia
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Pilskalne Parish
, Šēdere Parish, Bebrene Parish and Ilūkste
town. In 2009 it absorbed Dviete parish
, Eglaine parish
and Subate
town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ilūkste.
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 Selonia
Selonia
Selonia , also known as Augšzeme , is a cultural region of Latvia encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia...
, 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 2003 by merging Pilskalne Parish
Pilskalne parish, Ilūkste municipality
- Demographics :According to the 2000 census, out of 1,305 inhabitants of the parish 954 were ethnic Latvians, 127 were Russians and 127 were Poles.- External links :*...
, Šēdere Parish, Bebrene Parish and Ilūkste
Ilukste
- History :Ilūkste was first mentioned in 1559, part of the estate lands of Count Kasper Zibergs.By 1795, thanks to its strategic location at the crossroads of Lithuania, Belarus and Daugavpils, Ilūkste became an important trade city and regional center, with 50 churches, 15 schools, and 150 taverns...
town. In 2009 it absorbed Dviete parish
Dviete parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dviete parish :* Dviete...
, Eglaine parish
Eglaine parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Eglaine parish :* Eglaine...
and Subate
Subate
Subate , population 964, is a town in Latvia near the border with Lithuania. Subate is located in Selonia, the eastern part of the Zemgale region, 40 km west of Daugavpils....
town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Ilūkste.
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:| Ethnic group | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Latvians Latvians Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia... |
5765 | 63,41 % |
| Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... |
1871 | 20,58 % |
| Poles Poles thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe... |
770 | 8,47 % |
| Belarusians Belarusians Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian... |
251 | 2,76 % |
| Lithuanians Lithuanians Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,765,600 people. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Their native language... |
242 | 2,66 % |
| Others | 192 | 2,11 % |