Aizpute Municipality Explained

Aizpute Municipality
Native Name:Aizputes novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Aizpute
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Juris Grasmanis (NA)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Aizpute Municipality (Latvian: Aizputes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute town, Aizpute parish, Cīrava parish, Kalvene parish, Kazdanga parish and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute. Aizpute Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[1] The population in 2020 was 8,057.[2]

Notable people

Latvian dissident and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Lidija Doroņina-Lasmane was born in Aizpute Municipality.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.

Aizpute is twinned with:[3]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums . 2024-08-08 . LIKUMI.LV . lv.
  2. Web site: ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. 2021-02-12.
  3. Web site: Starptautiskā sadarbība. aizputesnovads.lv. Aizpute. lv. 2019-08-31.