Skrunda municipality
Encyclopedia
Skrunda municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Skrunda
town
with its countryside territory
, Raņķi parish
, Nīkrāce parish
and Rudbārži parish
; the administrative centre being Skrunda.
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 Skrunda
Skrunda
Skrunda is a town in Latvia. It lies 150 km west of the capital city Riga.- Skrunda-1 :Skrunda is best known as the town nearest the former Soviet secret city, Skrunda-1, which housed two major radar installations during the cold war period. Skrunda-1 is currently a ghost town, as the last...
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...
with its countryside territory
Skrunda parish
Skrunda parish is an administrative unit of the Skrunda municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1209 and covers an area of 257.91 km².- Villages of Skrunda parish :...
, Raņķi parish
Raņķi parish
Raņķi parish is an administrative unit of the Skrunda municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 507 and covers an area of 46.48 km².- Villages of Raņķi parish :* Līdumnieki * Raņķi* Smilgas...
, Nīkrāce parish
Nīkrāce parish
Nīkrāce parish is an administrative unit of the Skrunda municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 710 and covers an area of 130.51 km².- Villages of Nīkrāce parish :* Dzelda* Lēnas* Maznīkrāce* Nīkrāce* Vormsāte...
and Rudbārži parish
Rudbārži parish
Rudbārži parish is an administrative unit of the Skrunda municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1074 and covers an area of 110.42 km².- Villages of Rudbārži parish :...
; the administrative centre being Skrunda.