Tērvete Municipality

Coordinates: 56°28′46″N 23°23′23″E / 56.47944°N 23.38972°E / 56.47944; 23.38972
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Tērvete Municipality
Tērvetes novads
Municipality
Flag of Tērvete Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Tērvete Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2002
CentreZelmeņi
Government
 • MayorDace Reinika
Area
[1]
 • Total223.9 km2 (86.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total4,173
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Websitewww.tervetesnov.lv

Tērvete Municipality (Latvian: Tērvetes novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Augstkalne parish, Bukaiši parish and Tērvete parish, the administrative centre being Zelmeņi.

Geography

The largest rivers are Auce, Ālave, Govaine, Krievaine, Reņģe, Skujaine, Svēpaine, Svētaine, Svete, Tērvete.

History

The county of Tērvete is located in the territory of the ancient Zemgalian Territory, which was first mentioned in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry in the XXIII, section 4, in the context of the events of 1219, as the "province called Tervete" (Latin: provincia, que Thervetene vocatur ).

See also

References

  1. ^ The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. ^ The Central Election Commission of Latvia

External links

56°28′46″N 23°23′23″E / 56.47944°N 23.38972°E / 56.47944; 23.38972


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