Grobiņa Municipality Explained

Grobiņa Municipality
Native Name:Grobiņas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:2021
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Grobiņa
Leader Party:LZS
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Aivars Priedols (last)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Grobiņa Municipality (Latvian: Grobiņas novads) was 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.[1]

Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums . 2024-08-08 . LIKUMI.LV . lv.