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12-436: Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality . 56°34′00″N 21°06′00″E  /  56.5667°N 21.1000°E  / 56.5667; 21.1000 This Courland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Kurzeme Municipality South Kurzeme Municipality ( Latvian : Dienvidkurzemes novads )

24-487: A 13% decrease from an estimated population of 38,351 at the beginning of 2011. The municipal seat of Grobiņa had an estimated population of 3522 at the beginning of 2021. The largest town in the district is Aizpute, with an estimated population of 4036 at the beginning of 2021. Significant economic activities in South Kurzeme Municipality include tourism, agriculture, forestry and fishing. The municipality

36-477: Is located in the northern part of the municipality. South Kurzeme Municipality corresponds in extent to the former Liepāja District as it existed from 1991 to 2009. In the 2009 territorial reforms, Liepāja District was divided into the municipalities of Aizpute , Durbe , Grobiņa , Nīca , Pāvilosta , Priekule , Rucava , and Vaiņode . In 2020, the Saeima approved reducing the number of administrative divisions at

48-514: Is one of the 35 municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds Liepāja , Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council took office on 1 July 2021. Its seat is at Grobiņa . South Kurzeme is Latvia's largest municipality, covering an area of 3,591 square kilometres (1,386 sq mi). It is located in the southwestern part of the Courland region in western Latvia, on

60-451: Is over 100 kilometres (62 mi) long. Erosion of the coast north of Liepāja has been accelerated because breakwaters at Liepāja's seaport intercept sand drifting northward along the coast. The coast south of Liepāja features sandy beaches and dunes, behind which are lagoons and marshy plains. The largest of the lagoons are Lake Liepāja and Lake Tosmare  [ lv ] on the municipality's border with Liepāja, and Lake Pape near

72-1412: Is served by national roads A9 , which connects Liepāja to Riga, and A11 , which runs from Liepāja to the Lithuanian border crossing near Rucava . The Jelgava–Liepāja Railway runs east to west through the municipality. Liepāja International Airport is located in South Kurzeme Municipality at Cimdenieki just east of Liepāja. Bern%C4%81ti (dabas parks) Look for Bernāti (dabas parks) on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Bernāti (dabas parks) in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

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96-666: The village of the same name . The Saka drains into the Baltic Sea at Pāvilosta . Pape Nature Reserve covers 10,853 hectares (26,820 acres) and protects Lake Pape and the surrounding land areas. It forms the terrestrial component of the Pape Wetland Complex Ramsar site , which also covers the adjacent marine area and has a total area of 51,725 hectares (127,820 acres). Bernāti Nature Park  [ lv ] protects Cape Bernāti and Pūsēnu Hill, Latvia's highest sand dune at 37 metres (121 ft). Grīņu Nature Reserve

108-681: The Lithuanian border. The Rietumkursa Upland  [ lv ] rises east of the coastal lowlands, its highest point being Krievukalns  [ lv ] at 190 metres (620 ft) in Embūte Parish . Rivers in the municipality include the Bārta which flows from its headwaters in Lithuania into Lake Liepāja; and the Durbe  [ lv ] and Tebra , which join to form the Saka  [ lv ] at

120-420: The city of Liepāja for the administration of civil protection, education, and waste management. The municipality is subdivided into five towns and 26 parishes: The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia estimated a population of 33,364 living in what is now South Kurzeme Municipality at the beginning of 2021. This represented a 28% decrease from an estimated population of 46,451 at the beginning of 2000, and

132-574: The coast of the Baltic Sea. It borders Ventspils Municipality to the north, Kuldīga Municipality to the northeast, and Saldus Municipality to the east. It surrounds the port city of Liepāja in the west. It also borders the Lithuanian counties of Klaipėda and Telšiai to the south and southeast respectively. The westernmost point of Latvia is located at Cape Bernāti in Nīca Parish south of Liepāja. The coastline of South Kurzeme Municipality

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144-419: The municipal level from 119 to 42, including rejoining the aforementioned municipalities to form South Kurzeme Municipality. Elections for Latvia's new municipal councils were held on 5 June 2021, and the new municipalities including South Kurzeme will go into effect on 1 July 2021. The municipal council of South Kurzeme currently comprises 19 councillors. The municipality is to form joint authorities with

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