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Ogre Municipality
Ogre Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by Merger (politics), merging Ogre, Latvia, Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish, Ķeipene Parish, Laubere Parish, Madliena Parish, Mazozoli Parish, Meņģele Parish, Suntaži Parish and Taurupe Parish, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617. During the Administrative divisions of Latvia, 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Ikšķile Municipality, Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ogre district. Population Twin towns – sister cities Ogre is Sister city, twinned with: * Ånge Municipality, Ånge, Sweden * Bollnäs Municipality, Bollnäs, Sweden * Chernihiv, Ukraine * Haapsalu, Estonia * Hengelo, Netherlands * Jõhvi, Estonia * Joué-lès-Tours, France * Kelmė, Lithuania * Kerava, Finland * Lę ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions 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 (, ''novads'') and seven state cities (''valstspilsētas, valstspilsēta''). The municipalities are also further divided into 71 cities/towns (''pilsētas'', '' pilsēta'') and 512 parishes (''pagasti, pagasts''). 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 until 2025. In June 2024 the Saeima decreed that Varakļāni Municipality will be merged into Madona Municipality immediately after the 2025 Latvian municipal elections, 2025 Latvian local elections. Previous municipal reforms after the restora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurupe Parish
Taurupe Parish () is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... Its center is the village of , located near Taurupe Manor. Before 1925, the parish was called Aderkaši Parish. Villages and settlements of Taurupe Parish *Taurupe * Aderkaši * Bevulēni * Zvaigznītes * Dreimaņi * Lakstene References Parishes in Ogre Municipality Vidzeme {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tīnūži Parish
Tīnūži Parish () is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality, Latvia. It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Ikšķile Ikšķile (, ; , or ; ; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the List of German exonyms for places in Latvia, German name of Uexküll, ... town. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 2446. The administrative center is Tīnūži village. Towns, villages and settlements of Tīnūži parish * Ceplīši * Dobelnieki * Elkšņi * Kalnāji * Tīnūži * Turkalne References External links * Parishes in Ogre Municipality Vidzeme {{vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembate Parish
Rembate parish is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Ķegums Municipality. References Parishes in Ogre Municipality Vidzeme {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lielvārde Parish
Lielvārde Parish () is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Lielvārde town. At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 1033. Towns, villages and settlements of Lielvārde parish *Annas *Glaudītāji *Kaibala *Senči *Svētiņi References Parishes in Ogre Municipality Vidzeme {{vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lielvārde
Lielvārde (; ), population 5885, is a town in Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava river, 52 km southeast of Riga. History The area was a contact zone between the Finnic Livonians and the Balts, and many prehistoric artifacts have been uncovered there. A Baltic hill-fort named Lennewarden being taken in fief by Albert of Buxhoeveden in 1201 is mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. This site is called ''Dievukalns'' (Hill of the Gods) in Latvian. A stone castle was constructed by the Riga diocese in 1229; its ruins are still accessible today. A parochial school was established when the area was part of Swedish Livonia, but ca. 70% of the population perished in the Great Plague of 1710. The opening of the Riga–Daugavpils Railway in 1861 led to the expansion of the town around the railway station ''Ringmundhofa'' later named Rembate. The town was entirely destroyed in World War I but was swiftly rebuilt after Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lēdmane Parish
Lēdmane Parish () is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. History The current territory of Lēdmane was formed by many centuries as a part of Lielvārde county. The first archaeological finds are from the early Iron Age, as evidenced by parish 2 - 4th century. Tomb Coaster or T.S. skeletonapi. Until the 13th century, Lēdmane's neighborhood was located territory, later it came to Riga Archbishop. After Livonian War, a heavily destroyed county came to Duchy of Livonia's Koknese Stāvija s composition. Swedish Livonia time 1638. The year remained in history as a "Large Vidzeme Dying". In these years, there was also a large movement of farmers. But with the time Lēdmane surroundings began to brighten. The land affected by the land created an idol or sod mansion, which was located a few kilometers south of the current lady. Here and in other manors, most farmers were closed from Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. In 1700, Great Northern W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ķegums
Ķegums (; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality situated mostly on the right bank of the Daugava River. Latvian law defines Ķegums town as divided between two regions, Vidzeme on the right bank of the Daugava and Semigallia on the left bank. History The construction of the town was started in 1936 as a settlement to house the workers constructing the Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station. Ķegums was granted town status in 1991. Sport Ķegums has been host to the Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship and Sidecarcross World Championship numerous times. Ķegums hosted Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship during the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. See also *List of cities in Latvia There are 10 cities (, "state city", ) and 71 towns (, "municipality town", ) in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have ... * Latvian fleet that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumprava Parish
Jumprava Parish () is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... The administrative center is Jumprava village. Towns, villages and settlements of Jumprava parish * Dzelmes * Jumprava * Viešļi References External links Parishes in Ogre Municipality Vidzeme {{vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikšķile
Ikšķile (, ; , or ; ; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the List of German exonyms for places in Latvia, German name of Uexküll, Üxküll. Saint Meinhard was the first bishop of Üxküll. In 1197, Berthold of Hanover, a Cistercians, Cistercian abbot of Loccum, was made the second bishop of Üxküll. Those days the town was the center of the upcoming crusading activities in the Livonian area. Bishop Berthold moved the episcopal see to Riga, before being killed by the Livonian people, Livs in battle. According to Urmas Sutrop's recent research into the toponym's origin, the name Ikšķile is from a Livonian language, Livonian term meaning "the ford or islet(s) (i.e. a place on the Daugava River where it was possible to cross the river) belonging to the son of the (local ruler) Ike”. (The personal name Ike has the honourable meaning ‘age, lifetime’; the Ike famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birzgale Parish
Birzgale Parish () is an administrative territorial entity of the Ogre Municipality, Latvia. The entire parish is on the left bank of the Daugava, in the region of Semigallia. The parish borders with Tome Parish, Vecumnieki Municipality Vecumnieki Parish and Valle Parish, Jaunjelgava Municipality Jaunjelgava, its rural territory and Sērene Parish, along Daugava with Skrīveri Municipality, Lielvārde Municipality Lielvārde city, its rural territory and Jumprava Parish. History In the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in the 16th century Linde Manor belonged to Pletenberg family, in 1567 the Linde-Birzgale parish region was formed, which later belonged to . In 1752, the pastoral manor house Gotthard Friedrich Stenders burned down completely. The pastoral manor burned down for the second time in 1824, when the entire church archive was destroyed. In 1769, Linde's landlord designated four villages as the pastors of the pastor's manor, later the classrooms were lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogre District
The Ogre district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It was situated about 37 km east of the capital Riga. The principal city was Ogre with around 30 000 inhabitants. Historically a part of Riga district, it was split off during the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1947 and then introduced as a ''rajons'' in 1949. Districts were eliminated during the Latvian administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Cities and towns *Ikšķile *Ķegums *Lielvārde *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 world ... Districts of Latvia {{Zemgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
