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Ventspils Municipality, Kurzeme Region, Latviai
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Ventspils MunicipalityMunicipality
Kurzeme RegionRegion
LatviaCountry

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Area:
2,462 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Piltene1,103 (2016)
Jūrkalne368 (2016)
Usma296 (2016)
Other Languages:
French:
Ventspils, Kurzeme, Lettonie
German:
Bezirk Ventspils, Kurland, Lettland
Italian:
Ventspils, Curlandia, Lettonia
Russian:
Вентспилсский край, Курземе, Латвия
Simplified Chinese:
文茨皮爾斯自治市, 庫爾澤梅計畫區, 拉脫維亞
Spanish:
Municipio de Ventspils, Kurzeme, Letonia
Arabic:
بلدية فينتسبيلس, كورلاند, لاتفيا
Armenian:
Վենտսպիլսի շրջան, Կուրզեմե, Լատվիա
Basque:
Ventspils udalerria, Kurlandia, Letonia
Belarusian:
Вэнтспілскі край, Курляндыя, Латвія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Вэнтсьпілскі край, Курляндыя, Латвія
Bengali:
ভেন্টস্পিল পৌরসভা, লাতভিয়া
Catalan:
municipi de Ventspils, Curlàndia, Letònia
Cebuano:
Ventspils Municipality, Latvia
Danish:
Ventspils municipality, Kurland, Letland
Dutch:
Ventspils novads, Koerland, Letland
Estonian:
Ventspilsi piirkond, Kuramaa, Läti
Farsi/Persian:
شهرداری ونتسپیلس, کورلند, لتونی
Finnish:
Ventspilsin kunta, Kuurinmaa, Latvia
Georgian:
ვენტსპილსის მხარე, კურლანდია, ლატვია
Greek:
Βέντσπιλς, Κουρλάνδη, Λεττονία
Gujarati:
વેન્ટ્સપિલ્સ મ્યુનિસિપાલિટી, લાટવિયા
Hindi:
वेंटस्पिल्स नगरपालिका, लातविया
Indonesian:
Kotamadya Ventspils, Kurzeme, Latvia
Japanese:
ヴェンツピルス, クールラント, ラトビア
Kannada:
ವೆಂಟ್ಸ್ಪಿಲ್ ಪುರಸಭೆ, ಲಾಟ್ವಿಯ
Korean:
벤츠필스 시, 쿠를란트, 라트비아
Latvian:
Ventspils novads, Kurzemes plānošanas reģions, Latvija
Lithuanian:
Ventspilio savivaldybė, Kuršas, Latvija
Macedonian:
Вентспилс, Куронија, Латвија
Malay:
Ventspils municipality, Latvia
Marathi:
वेन्टस्पिलस म्युन्सिपाल्टी, लात्व्हिया
Norwegian:
Ventspils kommune, Kurland, Latvia
Polish:
Gmina Windawa, Kurlandia, Łotwa
Portuguese:
Município de Ventspils, Curlândia, Letónia
Sinhalese:
වෙන්ට්ස්පිල්ස් නගර සභාව, ලැට්වියාව
Swedish:
Ventspils kommun, Kurland, Lettland
Tamil:
வென்டஸிபிள்ஸ் நகராட்சி, லாத்வியா
Telugu:
వెంట్స్‌పిల్స్ మున్సిపాలిటీ, లాట్వియా
Thai:
เวนต์สปิลส์, ลัตเวีย
Turkish:
Ventspils Belediyesi, Kurlandiya, Letonya
Ukrainian:
Вентспілський край, Курляндія, Латвія
Urdu:
وینتسپیلس میونسپلٹی, لٹویا
Vietnamese:
Đô thị tự trị Ventspils, Kurzeme, Latvia


Ventspils Municipality (Latvian: Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish), Pope Parish, Puze Parish, Tārgale Parish, Ugāle Parish, Usma Parish, Užava Parish, Vārve Parish, Ziras Parish, and Zlēkas Parish. It is administered from Ventspils city, which is not included within its limits.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amber'
Reference: Dmitry Vorobjov's collection

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed446 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rastrites Shale1443.4 - 433.4 Ma (Silurian)
Kuldiga29445.6 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Kuldiga - Edole4445.6 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Mucronaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Mucronaspis445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dalejina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Dalejina445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Oxoplecia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Oxoplecia445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Meristella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dalmanella testudinaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella testudinaria445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hirnantia sagittifera
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia : Hirnantia sagittifera445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hindella incipiens
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella : Hindella incipiens445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectothyrella crassicosta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Plectothyrella : Plectothyrella crassicosta445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cliftonia psittacina
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Cliftonia : Cliftonia psittacina445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eostropheodonta hirnantensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Colaptomena expansa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Colaptomena : Colaptomena expansa445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eostropheodonta schmalenseei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta schmalenseei445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Mucronaspis mucronata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Mucronaspis : Mucronaspis mucronata445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Leonaspis varbolensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Leonaspis : Leonaspis varbolensis443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Stegerhynchus pseudobidentatus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Stegerhynchus : Stegerhynchus pseudobidentatus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventspils_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1345325
GeoNames ID:454307

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