Pļaviņas municipality
Encyclopedia
Pļaviņas municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aiviekste parish
, Klintaine parish
, Vietalva parish
and Pļaviņas
town
the administrative centre being Pļaviņas.
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 Aiviekste parish
Aiviekste Parish
Aiviekste parish is an administrative unit of the Aizkraukle District, Latvia. As of 2011 population of Aiviekste parish ir 818 people.- Towns, villages and settlements of Aiviekste parish :*Aizpurves*Āpēni*Draudavas*Ezerkrasti*Ģeriņi*Īvāni*Juči...
, Klintaine parish
Klintaine Parish
Klintaine parish is an administrative unit of the Aizkraukle District, Latvia. As of 2011 population of Klintaine parish is 855 people.- Towns, villages and settlements of Klintaine parish :*Alkšņi*Čulkstēni*Dīķīši*Klintaine*Mūrnieki*Rīteri*Salas...
, Vietalva parish
Vietalva Parish
Vietalva parish is an administrative unit of the Aizkraukle District, Latvia.- Towns, villages and settlements of Vietalva parish :*Alūnēni*Benckalni*Bites*Jaunāmuiža*Kaivēni*Odziena*Vietalva...
and Pļaviņas
Plavinas
Pļaviņas is a town in Latvia. The town is located on the Daugava river.-See also:*List of cities in Latvia*Pļaviņas municipality...
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 Pļaviņas.