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Aloja Parish
Aloja Parish ( lv, Alojas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Limbaži Municipality, 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 .... It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Aloja town. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 923. Towns, villages and settlements of Aloja parish * Nikšas * Smilgas * Stābeģi * Ungurpils References Parishes of Latvia Limbaži Municipality Vidzeme {{vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limbaži Municipality
Limbaži Municipality ( lv, Limbažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Katvari Parish, Limbaži Parish, Pāle Parish, Skulte Parish, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish, Viļķene Parish and Limbaži town, the administrative centre being Limbaži. On 1 July 2021, Limbaži Municipality was enlarged when Aloja Municipality and Salacgrīva Municipality were merged into it. Since that date, Limbaži Municipality consists of the following administrative units: Ainaži Parish, Ainaži town, Aloja Parish, Aloja town, Braslava Parish, Brīvzemnieki Parish, Katvari Parish, Liepupe Parish, Limbaži Parish, Limbaži town, Pāle Parish, Salacgrīva Parish, Salacgrīva town, Skulte Parish, Staicele Parish, Staicele town, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish and Viļķene Parish. Latvian law defines the entire territory of Limbaži Municipality as a part of the region of Vidzeme. Population More than 17,000 inhabitants live in Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloja, Latvia
Aloja (german: Allendorf) is a town in Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, close to the border with Estonia. Until 2009 it was within the former Limbaži District. Aloja as a settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1449. Aloja saw rapid development after Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920. In 1925 Aloja was granted a status of a village and it became also a centre of the parish. In 1936 new Rīga- Rūjiena railway line was constructed through Aloja. In 1992 Aloja was granted town rights. From 2009 until 2021, Aloja was the administrative center of the former Aloja Municipality. Notable residents *Pāvils Dreijmanis, architect *Lauris Dzelzītis, actor Gallery File:Aloja luteri kirik.JPG, Aloja Lutheran church File:Aloja õigeusu kirik 2012.JPG, Aloja Orthodox church File:Aloja raamatukogu.JPG, Aloja library File:Aloja tuletõrjedepoo.JPG, Aloja fire station References External links Aloja, Latvia, Towns in Latvia Populated places e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvijas Vēstnesis
''Latvijas Vēstnesis'' is the official publisher of the Republic of Latvia, which publishes official government announcements of new legislation and other legal acts, founded in 1993. The name in English means ''Latvian Messenger'' or ''Latvian Herald''. It is considered to be the successor to ''Pagaidu Valdības Vēstnesis'' (Messenger of the Provisional Government), the official publication of the Latvian government first issued on 14 December 1918. In 1919 the paper dropped "Provisional" from its name and was published as ''Valdības Vēstnesis'' until 1940, when it was dissolved by Soviet occupational authorities. According to the Law On Official Publications and Legal Information it ensures the following functions: * implements the state policy in the field of official publication and systematisation of the information included therein; * promotes the understanding regarding the rights and duties of private individuals specified in regulatory enactments; * ensures the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parishes Of Latvia
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 municipalities (''novadi'') and seven state cities (''valstspilsētas, plural''). On 1 June 2021, the Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled that the annexation of Varakļāni Municipality to Rēzekne Municipality was unconstitutional. In response, the Saeima decided to preserve the existence of Varakļāni Municipality as a 43rd local government unit. Previous municipal reforms after the restoration of Latvian independence were enacted in 2009 and 1990 (when parishes were restored). State cities with independent governments as of 2021 The 2020 law on administrative territories and populated areas designated Ogre and the previous nine republic cities as state cities. It also provided for the promotion of Iecava and Koknese to state ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
