Vecumnieki Municipality

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Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieku novads
Municipality
Kiru windmill
Kiru windmill
Flag of Vecumnieki Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Vecumnieki Municipality
Coat of arms
Vecumnieku novada karte.png
Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E / 56.60639°N 24.52222°E / 56.60639; 24.52222Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E / 56.60639°N 24.52222°E / 56.60639; 24.52222
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVecumnieki
Government
 • Council ChairGuntis Kalniņš (LRA)
Area
[1]
 • Total844.83 km2 (326.19 sq mi)
 • Land827.53 km2 (319.51 sq mi)
 • Water17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,795
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Websitewww.vecumnieki.lv

Vecumnieki Municipality (Latvian: Vecumnieku novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.[3]

Population[]

Parish Population (year)
Bārbele parish 788 (2018)[4]
Kurmene parish 593 (2018)
Skaistkalne parish 1087 (2018)
Stelpe parish 802 (2018)
Valle parish 942 (2018)
Vecumnieki parish 4290 (2018)

Culture[]

Since 2006 every year in July Vecumnieki county hosts a nation-wide Lily festival with exhibition of lilies, competition among florists and other cultural events and activities.[5][6]

Notable countrymen[]

  •  [lv] (1875—1953), musician and diplomat. First violinist of the Court Orchestra of the Russian Empire (1902-1917), Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg (from 1929)
  •  [lv] (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher
  • Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat.
  •  [lv] (born 1939), sculptor
  • Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.

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 counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/assets/documents/statistika/Iedz%C4%ABvot%C4%81ju%20re%C4%A3istrs%20st.%20uz%2001072018/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf
  5. ^ "Vecumnieki county".
  6. ^ "Bauskas novada pašvaldība".


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