Limbaži municipality
Encyclopedia
Limbaži municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Katvari parish
, Limbaži parish
, Pāle parish
, Skulte parish
, Umurga parish
, Vidriži parish
, Viļķene parish
and Limbaži
town
the administrative centre being Limbaži.
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 Katvari parish
Katvari parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Katvari parish :*...
, Limbaži parish
Limbaži parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Limbaži parish :*...
, Pāle parish
Pāle parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Pāle parish :*...
, Skulte parish
Skulte parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Skulte parish :* Skulte...
, Umurga parish
Umurga parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Umurga parish :*...
, Vidriži parish
Vidriži parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vidriži parish :*...
, Viļķene parish
Viļķene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Viļķene parish :*...
and Limbaži
Limbaži
Limbaži is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. The population is 8705 people. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, Limbazi was a fortified town with stone walls, second in importance only to Riga.-Etymology:The name...
town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
the administrative centre being Limbaži.