Naukšēni municipality
Encyclopedia
Naukšēni municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Naukšēni parish
and Ķoņi parish
the administrative centre being Naukšēni
.
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 Naukšēni parish
Naukšēni parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Naukšēni parish :*...
and Ķoņi parish
Ķoņi parish
- Notable residents :* Gustav Klutsis...
the administrative centre being Naukšēni
Naukšēni
Naukšēni is a village in Naukšēni municipality, Latvia, and the centre of Naukšēni parish....
.