Kuldīga Municipality Explained

Kuldīga Municipality
Native Name:Kuldīgas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Established Title2:Reformed
Established Date2:2021
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Kuldīga
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Inese Astaševska
(For Kuldīga Municipality)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Kuldīga Municipality (Latvian: Kuldīgas novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish, Gudenieki parish, Īvande parish, Kabile parish, Kurmāle parish, Laidi parish, Padure parish, Pelči parish, Renda parish, Rumba parish, Snēpele parish, Turlava parish, Vārme parish and Kuldīga town. The administrative centre is Kuldīga. As of 2020, the population was 22,028.[1]

During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Alsunga Municipality and Skrunda Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Kuldīga District.

History

Kuldīga municipality was established on 1 July 2009. Before that, it was a part of Kuldīga District, which also included Alsunga and Skrunda districts. Kuldīga district was established in 1949. From 1952 to 1953, Kuldīga district was included in Liepāja District.

From 1819 to 1949, most of Kuldīga parish belonged to Kuldīga district. At that time, Ēdole Parish was part of Ventspils District, but Gudenieki Parish, as well as part of Turlava Parish (Klostere Parish) and Laidi Parish (Valtaiķi Parish) were in Aizpute District.

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Kuldīga is twinned with:[2]

See also

References

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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: Sadraudzības pilsētas. kuldiga.lv. Kuldīga. lv. 2019-08-31.