Grobiņa Municipality

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Grobiņa Municipality
Grobiņas novads
Municipality
Flag of Grobiņa Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Grobiņa Municipality
Coat of arms
Grobinas novads karte.png
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreGrobiņa
Government
 • ChairmanAivars Priedols (LZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total489.96 km2 (189.17 sq mi)
 • Land474.47 km2 (183.19 sq mi)
 • Water15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total8,329
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitewww.grobina.lv

Grobiņa Municipality (Latvian: Grobiņas novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārta Parish, Gavieze Parish, Grobiņa Parish, Medze Parish and the town of Grobiņa with the administrative centre being Grobiņa. The population in 2020 was 8,347.[3]

Notable countrymen[]

  •  [lv] (Georg Sigismund von Bilterling, 1733-1803) — pastor and teacher
  •  [lv] (1895-1955) — politician
  •  [lv] (1889-1947) — actor
  • Andrejs Freimanis (1914-1994) — soldier
  •  [de] (1882-1951) — admiral
  • Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz ( Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz , 1796-1869) — German sculptor
  •  [lv] (1882-1941) — politician
  • Fricis Rokpelnis (1909-1969) — writer

See also[]

  • Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References[]

  1. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

Coordinates: 56°34′00″N 21°06′00″E / 56.5667°N 21.1000°E / 56.5667; 21.1000


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