Alsunga Municipality () is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the historical region of
Courland
Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...
in
Latvia
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. The municipality was formed in 2009 from
Alsunga Parish
Alsunga Parish () is an administrative territorial entity of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Prior to 2009, it was part of the now defunct Kuldīga district
Kuldīga () () is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in ...
. The administrative centre was
Alsunga
Alsunga (also Alšvanga, ) is a village in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Alsunga is the center of the Suiti, a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia. There are approximately 13 ...
.
The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements:
Alsunga
Alsunga (also Alšvanga, ) is a village in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Alsunga is the center of the Suiti, a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia. There are approximately 13 ...
,
Almāle,
Balande,
Dienvidstacija,
Ziedlejas,
Bērzkalni,
Būcmaņi,
Grāveri,
Reģi. As of 2020, the population was 1,268.
On 1 July 2021, Alsunga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Kuldīga Municipality
Kuldīga Municipality () is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish, Gudenieki parish, Īvande parish, Kabile parish, Kurmāle parish, Laidi parish, Padure parish, Pelči parish, ...
as Alsunga Parish.
See also
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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 ...
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Former municipalities of Latvia
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