Sigulda municipality
Encyclopedia
Sigulda municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Sigulda
town
, Sigulda parish and More parish. In 2009 it absorbed Allaži parish
, too; the administrative centre being Sigulda.
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 2003 by merging Sigulda
Sigulda
Other twinnings: Keila, Estonia chiatura Georgia-References:* , , , , , and -External links:*...
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...
, Sigulda parish and More parish. In 2009 it absorbed Allaži parish
Allaži parish
Allaži Parish is an administrative unit of Sigulda municipality, Latvia....
, too; the administrative centre being Sigulda.