Dobele district

Dobele district
Symbols
flag coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Dobele
surface	889.7 km²
Residents	24,390 (2010)
density	27 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-026
Website	www.dobele.lv (Latvian)
The river Bērze near Dobele

Coordinates: 56 ° 39 '  N , 23 ° 14'  E

The District Dobele (Dobeles novads) is located in southwestern Latvia in the historic landscape Zemgale .

geography

The Bērze River flows through the area . In addition, the Riga - Liepāja railway line crosses the district in a west-east direction.

population

The district consists of the ten parishes (pagasts):

• Annenieki, (German: Annenhof )
• Auri, (German: Auermünde )
• Bērze, (German: Bershof )
• Biksti, (German: Bixten )
• Dobele (rural community),
• Jaunbērze, (German: Neu Bershof )
• Krimūna,
• Naudīte, ( Eng .: Naudites )
• Penkule, (German: Pankelhof )
• Zebrene (German: Rengenhof )

and the administrative center Dobele (German: Doblen ). 24,390 inhabitants (2010) live in the Dobele district.

Web links

• Website of the Dobele district