Smiltene

Also known as Smilten

Smiltene () is a town in the Vidzeme region in northern Latvia, 132 km northeast of the capital Riga, and the administrative centre of Smiltene Municipality. It has a population of 5,536 (2015).

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Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Smiltene.svg
Settlement.name: Smiltene
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Smiltene.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Smiltene baptist church.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Smiltene
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1920
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Edgars Avotiņš
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Number of city council members

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Smiltene
Population: 5073
Area: 6.96
Elevation: 153
Image: Smiltene. Baznīcas laukums (Church square).jpg

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Commons category: Smiltene
native label: Smiltene
inception: 1920-00-00
postal code: LV-4729
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Smiltene () is a town in the Vidzeme region in northern Latvia, 132 km northeast of the capital Riga, and the administrative centre of Smiltene Municipality. It has a population of 5,536 (2015).

==Name== Its original name was Smiltesele (the ending probably came from the Russian "selo" - village), later it was called Smilten in German before adding the Latvian ending and thus becoming Smiltene.