Stopiņi Municipality ( Latvian : Stopiņu novads ) is a former municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme , and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2005 through the reorganization of Stopiņi Parish , the administrative centre being Ulbroka . The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements: Ulbroka , Saurieši , Upeslejas , Dreiliņi , Vālodzes , Līči , Dzidriņas , Rumbula and Cekule . The population in 2020 was 11,458.
7-470: On 1 July 2021, Stopiņi Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged to Ropaži Municipality as Stopiņi Parish. The municipality derived its name from the estate Stopenhof , founded in the area in the 16th century by the city doctor of Riga, Zacharias Stopius . The coat of arms of the municipality also incorporates parts from the coat of art of Zacharias Stopius. The only IKEA store in Latvia
14-646: The Indriķis Chronicles . Ethnographer Augusts Bīlenšteins considered the inhabitants of the district to be Livs of the Daugava . In about 1320 the Livonian Order built a stone castle at Ropaži which served as the centre of the district administration. The castle was destroyed during the Livonian War in the 17th century. In the 16th century one of the most important routes of Vidzeme led through Ropaži. In
21-427: The 18th century the baronial Berg family obtained Ropaži manor and carried out large construction works. The gardener Daniel Ebel formed one of the first garden parks of Latvia. In an area of 93,000 square metres 29 species of trees and bushes were planted. In reports of 1736 we can find information about the education of children. In 1766 the parish school “Pārupes” was established. Two famous Latvians worked there:
28-556: The capital of Latvia. Territory: 322 km . Population: 6.832 inhabitants. As of 1 January 2002 the largest villages are: The territory of the Ropaži Municipality has been inhabited since the Stone Age – Neolithic era (3,000 years B.C.). 4 ancient cemeteries and stone objects have been discovered here. The first written evidence of Ropaži and its inhabitants go back to 1205, when Henry of Livonia mentioned Ropaži in
35-418: The reorganization of Ropaži parish . The administrative centre is Ulbroka . The population in 2020 was 6,835. On 1 July 2021, Ropaži Municipality was enlarged when Garkalne Municipality , Stopiņi Municipality and Vangaži town were merged with it. The entire territory of Ropaži Municipality is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme . The center of Ulbroka is 14 km from Riga ,
42-641: The writer and translator Augusts Kažoks , an adherent of "The New Current ", and the poet Doku Atis . On 18 August 1804 the clergyman C. von Walter described Professor Robertson's flight from Riga to Ropaži in a hot-air balloon . In 1855 Ropaži manor became the property of Baron Victor von Wolf. At the beginning of the 19th century the Ropaži manor burned down. Ropaži was seriously affected by World War I and World War II . In 1949 over 150 inhabitants suffered in Soviet repressions . In 1936 Ropaži 7–grade Primary School
49-502: Was completed here in July 2018. 56°56′N 24°17′E / 56.933°N 24.283°E / 56.933; 24.283 This Vidzeme location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ropa%C5%BEi Municipality Ropaži Municipality ( Latvian : Ropažu novads ) is a municipality in Vidzeme , Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2005 with
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