Talsi municipality
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Talsi municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish
, Balgale parish
, Ģibuļi parish
, Īve parish
, Ķūļciems parish
, Laidze parish
, Lauciene parish
, Lībagi parish
, Lube parish
, Strazde parish
, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish
, Virbi parish
, Talsi
town
, Stende
town, Sabile
town and Valdemārpils
town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Talsi.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish
Abava parish
Abava parish is an administrative unit of Talsi municipality, Latvia....
, Balgale parish
Balgale parish
- Notable people :* Uģis Brūvelis...
, Ģibuļi parish
Ģibuļi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ģibuļi parish :*...
, Īve parish
Īve parish
- See also :* Tiņģere Castle...
, Ķūļciems parish
Ķūļciems parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ķūļciems parish :* Ķūļciems* Dzedri* Krievragciems* Jādekšas...
, Laidze parish
Laidze parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Laidze parish :*...
, Lauciene parish
Lauciene parish
- See also :* Nurmuiža Castle...
, Lībagi parish
Lībagi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lībagi parish :*...
, Lube parish
Lube parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lube parish :*...
, Strazde parish
Strazde parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Strazde parish :*...
, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish
Vandzene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vandzene parish :* Vandzene...
, Virbi parish
Virbi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Virbi parish :*...
, Talsi
Talsi
Talsi is a town in Latvia. It is the center of Talsi municipality.-Talsi:Talsi - known as 'The Town of Nine Hills' - perches above two lakes...
town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, Stende
Stende
-See also:*List of cities in Latvia...
town, Sabile
Sabile
Sabile is a town in Talsi municipality, Latvia.Sabile was first mentioned in chronicles in 1253. From the 14th century to the 16th century, it was a site of a castle of the Livonian Order and a village near the castle. Sabilė became a town in 1917....
town and Valdemārpils
Valdemarpils
Valdemārpils is a town in northwestern Latvia, near Talsi. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Ārlava parish, who was one of the leaders of the first Latvian National Awakening. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone.-References:...
town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Talsi.