Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieki Municipality (Latvian: Vecumnieku novads) 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 parish | 788 (2018) |
| Kurmene parish | 593 (2018) |
| Skaistkalne parish | 1087 (2018) |
| Stelpe parish | 802 (2018) |
| Valle parish | 942 (2018) |
| Vecumnieki parish | 4290 (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
- Jānis Lazdiņš (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)
- Alfreds Amtmanis-Briedītis (1885–1966), actor, director and performing arts teacher
- Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972), philologist, historian, diplomat.
- Indulis Folkmanis (born 1939), sculptor
- Ingmārs Līdaka (born 1966), zoologist and politician.