Tērvete Municipality


Tērvete Municipality is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Augstkalne parish, Bukaiši parish and Tērvete parish, the administrative centre being Zelmeņi.

Geography

The largest rivers are :lv:Auce |Auce, :lv:Ālave|Ālave, :lv:Govaine|Govaine, :lv:Krievaine|Krievaine, :lv:Reņģe |Reņģe, :lv:Skujaine |Skujaine, :lv:Svēpaine|Svēpaine, :lv:Svētaine|Svētaine, Svete, :lv:Tērvete |Tērvete.

History

The county of Tērvete is located in the territory of the ancient Zemgalian Territory, which was first mentioned in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry in the XXIII, section 4, in the context of the events of 1219, as the "province called Tervete".