Cēsis District ( lv, Cēsu rajons) was an

administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, located in the

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in n ...

region, in the country's north-east. It bordered the former districts of

Valmiera Valmiera (; german: link=no, Wolmar; pl, Wolmar see other names) is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020 – 24 879. It is a state city ...

and

Valka Valka (; german: Walk) is a town and municipality in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia along both banks of the river Pedele. Valka and the Estonian town Valga are twins, separated by the Estonian/Latvian border but using the slogan "O ...

to the north,

Limbaži Limbaži (, et, Lemsalu, german: Lemsal, liv, Limbaž) is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. Limbaži is located 90 km northeast of the capital Riga. The population is 6888 people. During the Middle Ages, as part of Livonia, ...

and

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

to the west,

Gulbene Gulbene (; german: Schwanenburg) is a town in northeastern Latvia. It is an administrative center of Gulbene Municipality. The area of this region is , with a population of 29,797 inhabitants (69,369 sealen, 10,015 urban, 19,782 rural populat ...

to the east,

Ogre An ogre ( feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the wor ...

and

Madona Madona (; german: Modohn) is a town with town rights in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is the center of the Madona municipality. History The surrounding area of Madona had been populated in earlier times, which is confirmed by discoveries ...

to the south. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The center of the district was the city of

Cēsis Cēsis (), (german: Wenden, liv, Venden, et, Võnnu, pl, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Upland, Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja, Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges ...

. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Cities, municipalities and parishes in the Cēsis District

* Amata Municipality *

city * Drusti Parish *

Dzērbene Parish Dzērbene Parish ( lv, Dzērbenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality (Before the administrative reform of 2009, Dzērbene Parish was one o ...

* Ineši Parish * Jaunpiebalga Parish *

Kaive Parish Kaive Parish ( lv, Kaives pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2009, Kaive Parish was part of the former ...

* Liepa Parish * Līgatne city * Līgatne Parish * Mārsnēni Parish * Nītaure Parish *

Priekuļi Parish Priekuļi Parish ( lv, Priekuļu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Repu ...

* Raiskuma Parish * Stalbe Parish * Straupe Parish *

Rauna Parish Rauna Parish ( lv, Raunas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Smiltene Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia (Prior to 2009, it belonged to the former Cēsis District). The administrative center is the village of Rauna. Towns, villages ...

* Skujene Parish * Taurene Parish * Vaive Parish * Vecpiebalga Parish * Veselava Parish * Zaube Parish * Zosēnu Parish

References

Districts of Latvia {{vidzeme-geo-stub

Cities, municipalities and parishes in the Cēsis District

See also

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