Stopiņi Municipality () is a former

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in the historical region of

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) 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 north-centra ...

, and the

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. The municipality was formed in 2005 through the reorganization of Stopiņi Parish, the administrative centre being

Ulbroka Ulbroka is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Stopiņi Parish and municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga- Ērgļi (P4) and Rīga- ...

. The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements:

, Saurieši,

Upeslejas Upeslejas is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located near Mazā Jugla river, about 15 km from Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns ...

, Dreiliņi, Vālodzes, Līči, Dzidriņas, Rumbula and

Cekule Cekule is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region and the Riga Planning Region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the thr ...

. The population in 2020 was 11,458. On 1 July 2021, Stopiņi Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with

Ropaži Municipality Ropaži Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2005 with the reorganization of Ropaži parish. The administrative centre is Ulbroka. The population in 2020 was 6,835. On 1 July 2021, Ropaži Municipal ...

as Stopiņi Parish. The municipality derived its name from the estate ''Stopenhof'', founded in the area in the 16th century by the city doctor of Riga,

Zacharias Stopius Zacharias Stopius (; 1535late 16th or early 17th century) was a Baltic German medical doctor, astronomer and astrologer, mainly active in present-day Latvia. He was ennobled by the King of Poland in 1570. His daughter Catharina Stopia was one o ...

. The

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of the municipality also incorporates parts from the coat of art of Zacharias Stopius. The only

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store in Latvia was completed here in July 2018.

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* Former municipalities of Latvia + {{Vidzeme-geo-stub

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