Nereta district

Nereta district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Nereta
surface	645.5 km²
Residents	4383 (2010)
density	6.8 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-065
Website	www.neretasnovads.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 56 ° 12 '  N , 25 ° 18'  E

The Nereta District (Neretas novads) is located in Latvia .

geography

The district is located in the south of the country on the border with Lithuania .

population

An administrative community of the municipalities of Nereta, Mazzalvas, Pilskalne and Slave has existed since 2009. In 2010, 4,383 residents were registered.

religion

The region's Catholics belong to the Jelgava diocese . Catholic churches exist in Nereta (Church of the Holy Spirit, Svētā Gara baznīca ) and in the districts Ērberģe and Kankaļi (St. John the Baptist, Svētā Jāņa Kristītāja baznīca ) of the Mazzalvas community.

Web links

Commons : Nereta Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nereta district website