Vecumnieki Municipality

Vecumnieki Municipality (Latvian: Vecumnieku novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki.

Vecumnieki Municipality

Vecumnieku novads
Municipality
Kiru windmill
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVecumnieki
Government
 • Council ChairGuntis Kalniņš (LRA)
Area
 • Total844.4 km2 (326.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total7,893
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Websitewww.vecumnieki.lv

Population
ParishPopulation (year)
Bārbele parish788 (2018)[3]
Kurmene parish593 (2018)
Skaistkalne parish1087 (2018)
Stelpe parish802 (2018)
Valle parish942 (2018)
Vecumnieki parish4290 (2018)

Culture

Since 2006 every year in July Vecumnieki county hosts a nation-wide Lily festival with exhibition of lilies, competition among florists and other cultural events and activities.[4][5]

Notable countrymen
  • Jānis Lazdiņš (1875—1953), musician and diplomat. First violinist of the Court Orchestra of the Russian Empire (1902-1917), Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg (from 1929)
  • Alfreds Amtmanis-Briedītis (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher
  • Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat.
  • Indulis Folkmanis (born 1939), sculptor
  • Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.

See also
  • Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References
  1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. https://www.csb.gov.lv/lv/statistika/statistikas-temas/iedzivotaji/iedzivotaju-skaits/galvenie-raditaji/iedzivotaju-skaits-republikas-pilsetas
  3. https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/assets/documents/statistika/Iedz%C4%ABvot%C4%81ju%20re%C4%A3istrs%20st.%20uz%2001072018/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf
  4. Vecumnieki county
  5. Bauskas novada pašvaldība


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