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.[3]
Grobiņa Municipality
Grobiņas novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Grobiņa |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Aivars Priedols (last) (LZS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 489.96 km2 (189.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 474.47 km2 (183.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 8,329 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]
Notable countrymen
edit- Georg Friedism Sigismund von Bilterling (Georg Sigismund von Bilterling, 1733-1803) — pastor and teacher
- Jānis Birznieks (1895-1955) — politician
- Ernests Feldmanis (1889-1947) — actor
- Andrejs Freimanis (1914-1994) — officer of the Latvian Legion, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Archibald von Keyserling (1882-1951) — first Latvian Naval Forces admiral
- Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz ( Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz , 1796-1869) — German sculptor
- Ansis Petrevics (1882-1941) — politician and minister in the Latvian government
- Fricis Rokpelnis (1909-1969) — writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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