Priekule municipality
Encyclopedia
Priekule municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bunka parish
, Virga parish
, Gramzda parish
, Kalēti parish
, Priekule parish
and Priekule town
the administrative centre being Priekule.
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 Bunka parish
Bunka parish
Bunka parish is an administrative unit of the Priekule municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1026 and covers an area of 110.85 km2.- Villages of Bunka parish :* Bunka* Krote* Tadaiķi...
, Virga parish
Virga parish
Virga parish is an administrative unit of the Priekule municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 943 and covers an area of 86.21 km2.- Villages of Virga parish :* Paplaka* Paplakas stacija* Purmsāti* Virga...
, Gramzda parish
Gramzda parish
Gramzda parish is an administrative unit of the Priekule municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 761 and covers an area of 84.69 km2.- Villages of Gramzda parish :* Aizvīķi* Dāma* Gramzda* Laukmuiža* Mazdāma...
, Kalēti parish
Kalēti parish
Kalēti parish is an administrative unit of the Priekule municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 742 and covers an area of 79.78 km2.- External links :* in Latvian...
, Priekule parish
Priekule parish
Priekule parish is an administrative unit of the Priekule municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 698 and covers an area of 152.8 km2.- Villages of Priekule parish :* Asīte* Audari* Kalnenieki* Kaņepji* Knīveri* Mazgramzda...
and Priekule 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 Priekule.