Sigulda Municipality

Sigulda Municipality (Latvian: Siguldas novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Sigulda town, Sigulda parish and More parish. In 2009 it absorbed Allaži parish, too; the administrative centre being Sigulda.

Sigulda Municipality

Siguldas novads
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2003
CentreSigulda
Government
 • MayorUģis Mitrevics
Area
 • Total359.9 km2 (139.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total17,579
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Websitewww.sigulda.lv

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Sigulda is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. As of 2019, its members are:[3]

Other twinnings[4]

See also

References
  1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. The Central Election Commission of Latvia
  3. "Member towns". douzelage.eu. Douzelage. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. "Sadraudzības partneri". sigulda.lv (in Latvian). Sigulda. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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