Ciecere Parish
{{Short description|Parish of Latvia}}
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Ciecere Parish ({{langx|lv|Cieceres pagasts}}) is an administrative unit of Saldus Municipality, Latvia. It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Brocēni town.{{cite web |url=http://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=204909 |title=Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā |trans-title=Amendments to the Administrative territories and settlements law |date=10 February 2010 |website=Latvijas Vēstnesis |language=Latvian |accessdate=25 September 2014}} At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 1028.{{cite web |url=http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/assets/01072013/01.01.2014/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf |title=Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pašvaldibas |trans-title=Latvian population by municipality |date=13 February 2014 |website=Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde [Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs] |language=Latvian |accessdate=28 September 2014}}
History
Historically, the territory of Ciecere parish housed the Lemut Manor (Gut Lemsern), the Lielciecere Manor (Gut Groß-Zezern, Lielciecere), the Mazciecere Manor (Gut Klein-Zezern).
In 1927, the area of Brocēni parish was 44.79 km², Ciecere parish - 65.23 km². In 1930, both parishes were merged and renamed "Brocēni Parish", but in 1931 it was renamed "Ciecere Parish". In 1935, Kuldīga district Ciecere parish had an area of 120 km² and a population of 2,028. In 1945, Brocēni village was established in the parish. Cieceres and Lake village council (Selsoviet), but the parish was liquidated in 1949. In 1950, Saldus district Brocēni was granted the status of urban-type settlement (from 1961 - city village) and a part of Brocēni village was added to it, creating Brocēni village territory . The liquidated village of Ciecere was added to it in 1956. In 1992, the Brocēni were granted city rights. In 1999, part of the rural territory ({{ill|Kalnsētas|lv|Kalnsētas}}) was included in the city of Saldus. In 2001, the city of Brocēni with a rural territory became part of the newly established Brocēni Municipality. In 2009, the rural territory of Brocēni was separated as a separate administrative unit and in 2010 renamed Ciecere Parish.
Geography
Ciecere parish has several small rivers —
{{ill|Akmeņstrauts|lv|Akmeņstrauts}}, {{ill|Lemzere|lv|Lemzere}}, {{ill|Mazupe|lv|Mazupe}}, {{ill|Mežupīte|lv|Mežupīte}}, {{ill|Nabagupe|lv|Nabagupe}}
and lakes —
Towns, villages and settlements of Ciecere parish
- Brocēnmuiža
- Emburga
- Lielciecere
- Oškalni