Alūksne municipality
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Alūksne municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Alsviķi parish
, Anna parish
, Ilzene parish
, Jaunalūksne parish
, Jaunanna parish
, Jaunlaicene parish
, Kalncempji parish
, Liepna parish
, Maliena parish
, Mālupe parish
, Mārkalne parish
, Pededze parish
, Veclaicene parish
, Zeltiņi parish
, Ziemeri parish
, and Alūksne
town the administrative centre being Alūksne.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Alsviķi parish
Alsviķi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Alsviķi parish :*...
, Anna parish
Anna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Anna parish :*...
, Ilzene parish
Ilzene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ilzene parish :*...
, Jaunalūksne parish
Jaunalūksne parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunalūksne parish :*...
, Jaunanna parish
Jaunanna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunanna parish :*...
, Jaunlaicene parish
Jaunlaicene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunlaicene parish :*...
, Kalncempji parish
Kalncempji parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Kalncempji parish :*...
, Liepna parish
Liepna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Liepna parish :*...
, Maliena parish
Maliena parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Maliena parish :*...
, Mālupe parish
Mālupe parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Mālupe parish :*...
, Mārkalne parish
Mārkalne parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Mārkalne parish :*...
, Pededze parish
Pededze parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Pededze parish :*...
, Veclaicene parish
Veclaicene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Veclaicene parish :*...
, Zeltiņi parish
Zeltiņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Zeltiņi parish :*...
, Ziemeri parish
Ziemeri parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ziemeri parish :*...
, and Alūksne
Aluksne
Alūksne is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Alūksne municipality.- History :...
town the administrative centre being Alūksne.