Rēzekne Municipality Explained

Rēzekne Municipality
Native Name:Rēzeknes 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:Rēzekne (extraterritorially)
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Monvīds Švarcs
Leader Party:V
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Rēzekne Municipality (Latvian: Rēzeknes novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Audriņi parish, Bērzgale parish, Čornaja parish, Dricāni parish, Feimaņi parish, Gaigalava parish, Griškāni parish, Ilzeskalns parish, Kantinieki parish, Kaunata parish, Lendži parish, Lūznava parish, Mākoņkalns parish, Malta parish, Nagļi parish, Nautrēni parish, Ozolaine parish, Ozolmuiža parish, Puša parish, Rikava parish, Sakstagals parish, Silmala parish, Stoļerova parish, Strūžāni parish and Vērēmi parish, town Viļāni.[1] The population in 2020 was 24,127.[2]

2021 reform

Within the 2021 Latvian administrative reform it was initially planned to merge Varakļāni Municipality into Rēzekne Municipality. After protests from locals, parts of which wanted to preserve the status quo or preferred joining Madona Municipality, the municipal council submitted a case to the Constitutional Court of Latvia in June 2020. On 28 May 2021 the court declared the planned merge is unconstitutional.[3] However, on June 31 the Saeima voted to proceed with the merge, which prompted the involvement of the President of Latvia Egils Levits to avoid triggering a constitutional crisis.[4] Ultimately, a decision was made to postpone the decision on the future of the Varakļāni and Rēzekne municipalities until 2025.[5] Due to this, the 2021 Latvian local elections for the new municipalities were also held in Varakļāni.[6] [7]

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Rēzekne Municipality is twinned with:[8]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums.
  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. Auers. Dainis. June 2021. CONTINUITY IN CHANGE? Latvia's Local Governments after Regional Reform and Local Government Elections. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Baltikum - Perspective. 978-9934-8853-5-8.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-01. President of Latvia expects Varakļāni region status issue to be resolved according to Satversme Valsts prezidenta kanceleja. 2022-02-02. www.president.lv. en.
  5. Web site: 2021-09-12. Deputies elected in Varaklani: People's election was motivated by the future of the local area after the regional reform. 2022-02-02. Baltics News. en-US.
  6. Web site: Šteinfelde. Ilze. 2021-09-13. The election results confirm that combining Varakļāni and Rēzekne municipalities would be a mistake. 2022-02-02. Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-01. Administrative territorial reform comes to force in Latvia. 2022-02-02. Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. en-US.
  8. Web site: Starptautiskā sadarbība. rezeknesnovads.lv. Rēzeknes novads. lv. 2019-09-09.

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