Skrunda Municipality () was a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
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 ...
,
Latvia
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. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging Skrunda
Skrunda (; ) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia. It lies 150 km (95 mi) west of the capital city Riga in Kuldīga Municipality.
History
The historical sources first mentioned Skrunda () in the Curonian Peninsula in 1253. In 1 ...
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
with its
countryside territory,
Raņķi parish,
Nīkrāce parish and
Rudbārži parish
Rudbārži Parish () is an administrative unit of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland 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, ...
; the administrative centre being Skrunda. The population in 2020 was 4,543.
On 1 July 2021, Skrunda 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, ...
.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
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 ...
References
Former municipalities of Latvia
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