Gulbene District

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Gulbene
District
Latvia-Gulbene.png
Country Latvia
Area
  Total1,873 km2 (723 sq mi)
Population
  Total28,998
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Website gulbene.lv/

Gulbene District (Latvian : Gulbenes rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. [1] The main city in the district was Gulbene.

In Gulbene, a Baltic single passage narrow-gauge railroad, Gulbene-Aluksne, was renovated and started to operate in 2005.

Gulbene has a basketball team, ASK/Buki-Gulbene.

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Cities and parishes of the Gulbene District

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Litene Parish parish of Latvia

Litene Parish is situated in Gulbene Municipality, Latvia. It was an administrative unit of Gulbene District. The administrative center is Litene.

Beļava Parish parish of Latvia

Beļava parish is an administrative unit of the Gulbene Municipality, Latvia. The administrative center is Beļava.

Dauksti Parish parish of Latvia

Dauksti Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia.

Druviena Parish parish of Latvia

Druviena Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia.

Galgauska Parish parish of Latvia

Galgauska Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene District, Latvia.

Jaungulbene Parish parish of Latvia

Jaungulbene Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia. The administrative center is Gulbītis.

Līgo Parish parish of Latvia

Līgo Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia.

Lizums Parish parish of Latvia

Lizums Parish is an administrative territorial entity of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia. It was an administrative unit of Gulbene District. The administrative center is Lizums.

Ranka Parish parish of Latvia

Ranka parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality. It is located in a hilly region with land use consisting mainly of agriculture and forests.

Stradi Parish parish of Latvia

Stradi Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia.

Tirza Parish parish of Latvia

Tirza Parish is an administrative unit of Gulbene Municipality, Latvia.

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Alūksne Municipality Municipality of Latvia

Alūksne Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders Ape in the west, Balvi Municipality, Gulbene Municipality and Alūksne Municipality in the south, Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east and Võru County of Estonia in the north. The administrative center of the municipality is Alūksne.

Gulbene Municipality Municipality of Latvia

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Gulbene Town in Gulbene Municipality, Latvia

Gulbene is a town in northeastern Latvia. It is an administrative center of Gulbene Municipality.

References

  1. "Pagasti" (in Latvian). gulbene.lv. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.

Coordinates: 57°10′21″N26°45′40″E / 57.17250°N 26.76111°E / 57.17250; 26.76111