Sigulda Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Sigulda town, Sigulda Parish and More Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Allaži parish, too; the administrative centre being Sigulda. The population in 2020 was 17,992.
On 1 July 2021, Sigulda Municipality was enlarged when Krimulda Municipality, Mālpils Municipality and Inčukalns Parish were merged into it.
Twin towns — sister cities
Sigulda is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. As of 2019, its members are:
Agros, Cyprus Altea, Spain Asikkala, Finland Bad Kötzting, Germany Bellagio, Italy Bundoran, Ireland Chojna, Poland Granville, France Holstebro, Denmark Houffalize, Belgium Judenburg, Austria Kőszeg, Hungary Marsaskala, Malta Meerssen, Netherlands Niederanven, Luxembourg Oxelösund, Sweden Preveza, Greece Rokiškis, Lithuania Rovinj, Croatia Sesimbra, Portugal Sherborne, England, United Kingdom Siret, Romania Škofja Loka, Slovenia Sušice, Czech Republic Tryavna, Bulgaria Türi, Estonia Zvolen, Slovakia
Other twinnings
Angus, Scotland Birštonas, Lithuania Chiatura, Georgia Chocz, Poland Falköping, Sweden Keila, Estonia Stuhr, Germany Vesthimmerland, Denmark
Notable people Garlieb Merkel (1769 in Lēdurga Parish – 1850), a Baltic German writer and activist Teodors Zaļkalns (1876 in Allaži Parish – 1972), early sculptor, poet, medalist and teacher Marta Skulme (1890 in Mālpils Parish – 1962), the first professional Latvian woman sculptor Herberts Dāboliņš (1908 in Allaži Parish - 2000), cross-country skier, competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics Valdis Celms (born 1943 in Vildoga Parish), a Latvian artist, graphic designer and neopagan leader.
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