Kandava Municipality Explained

Kandava Municipality
Native Name:Kandavas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1999
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Kandava
Leader Title:Chairwoman
Leader Name:Inga Priede (LZP)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Kandava Municipality (Latvian: Kandavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 1999 by merging Cēre Parish and Kandava town with its countryside territory. Later it absorbed Matkule Parish, Vāne Parish, Zante Parish and Zemīte Parish the administrative centre being Kandava.

On 1 July 2021, Kandava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Tukums Municipality.[1]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Kandava was a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[2] Charter of European Rural Communities

Other twin towns[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: Charter members. europeancharter.eu. Charter of European Rural Communities. 6 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Kandavas novada pašvaldības ārvalstu sadarbības partneri. kandava.lv. Kandava. lv. 6 September 2019.