Vecumnieki Municipality
Introduction '''Vecumnieki Municipality''' () is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.On 1 July 2021, Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska Municipality.
Population  Parish  Population (year)Bārbele parish788 (2018)Kurmene parish593 (2018)Skaistkalne parish1087 (2018)Stelpe parish802 (2018)Valle parish942 (2018)Vecumnieki parish4290 (2018)
Culture Since 2006 every year in July Vecumnieki county hosts a nation-wide ''Lily festival'' with exhibition of lilies, competition among florists and other cultural events and activities.
Notable countrymen *  (1875—1953), musician and diplomat. First violinist of the Court Orchestra of the Russian Empire (1902-1917), Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg (from 1929)*  (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher* Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat. *  (born 1939), sculptor* Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.
See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
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