Talsi
Sign in to saveTalsi (; , ) (population 11,371) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Talsi Municipality. It is nicknamed the "green pearl of Courland".
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Talsi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Talsi.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Talsi.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Talsi panorama.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Talsi
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Talsi Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1917
- 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
- Andis Āboliņš
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Number of city council members
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- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- 19th century and World War I
- In independent Latvia and during the 20th century
- Geography
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- Sport
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- Notable people
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- Twin towns — sister cities
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Talsi (; , ) (population 11,371) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Talsi Municipality. It is nicknamed the "green pearl of Courland".
==Etymology== It is believed that the name is derived from an old Livonian word, talusse, meaning "secluded place".