Auce Municipality

Municipality of Latvia
Former municipality in Latvia
Auce Municipality
Auces novads
Former municipality
Flag of Auce Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Auce Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Dissolved2021
CentreAuce
Area
 • Total516.97 km2 (199.60 sq mi)
 • Land503.25 km2 (194.31 sq mi)
 • Water13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total6,025
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Websitewww.auce.lv

Auce Municipality (Latvian: Auces novads) was a municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bēne parish, Lielauce parish, Ukri parish, Vītiņi parish, Īle parish and Auce town with its countryside territory the administrative centre being Auce.

On 1 July 2021, Auce Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Dobele Municipality.[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Auce was twinned with:[4]

  • Lithuania Akmenė, Lithuania
  • Lithuania Joniškis, Lithuania
  • Russia Bryansk, Russia

See also

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  4. ^ "Sadarbības partneri". auce.lv (in Latvian). Auces novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
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