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Talsi

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Also known as Talsen, Tālsa

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".

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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Talsi
Country
Latvia
Located in
Talsi District
Population
8673
Area
7.65
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Talsi panorama.jpg
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Commons category
Talsi
topic's main category
Category:Talsi
category for people born here
Category:Births in Talsi
native label
Talsi
P6482
Talsi
category of associated people
Category:People from Talsi
postal code
LV-3201
time of earliest written record
1231-00-00
inception
1917-00-00
twinned administrative body
Chortkiv
P8168
Daju
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Early history
  • 19th century and World War I
  • In independent Latvia and during the 20th century
  • Geography
  • Culture and religion
  • Sport
  • Transportation and infrastructure
  • Notable people
  • Events
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References
  • External links

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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Talsi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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