Talsi Municipality

Talsi Municipality (Latvian: Talsu novads; Livonian: Tālsa mōgõn[1]) 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. In 2021 the municipality was expanded to include the former Dundaga municipality, Mērsrags municipality and Roja municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality is Talsi city. The population in 2022 was 35,194.[2]

Talsi Municipality
Talsu novads
Tālsa mōgõn
Municipality
Coat of arms of Talsi Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Talsi Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2021
CentreTalsi
Government
 • Council ChairSandra Pētersone (NA)
Area
 • Total2,750.8 km2 (1,062.1 sq mi)
 • Land2,674.3 km2 (1,032.6 sq mi)
 • Water76.5 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total35,194
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitetalsunovads.lv

On 25 January 2023, a traffic sign was erected with the municipality's Livonian name to reflect its Livonian cultural heritage as part of the Livonian language revival process. The sign is notable for being the first Livonian-language traffic sign in Latvia; similar signs are planned to be placed at villages along the Livonian Coast.[1][3][4]

Population
Territorial unitPopulation (year)
Abava parish1123 (2018)[5]
Ārlava parish887 (2018)
Balgale parish839 (2018)
Ģibuļi parish2286 (2018)
Īve parish450 (2018)
Ķūļciems parish358 (2018)
Laidze parish1801 (2018)
Lauciene parish1574 (2018)
Lībagi parish1967 (2018)
Lube parish482 (2018)
Sabile1542 (2018)
Stende1741 (2018)
Strazde parish388 (2018)
Talsi10029 (2018)
Valdemārpils1332 (2018)
Valdgale parish1251 (2018)
Vandzene parish1657 (2018)
Virbi parish823 (2018)

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Talsi is twinned with:[6]

Symbols

After the 2021 administrative reform, the previous coat of arms and flag of the municipality were abolished and work began on creating new ones.[7] The new coat of arms was adopted on 20 October 2022, with the new flag still pending.[8]

  • Coat of arms (2010–2021)
    Coat of arms (2010–2021)
  • Flag (2010–2021)
    Flag (2010–2021)

See also

References
  1. Laugen, Lauri (27 January 2023). "Lätis püstitati ajaloo esimene liivikeelse kirjaga liiklusmärk". Delfi (in Estonian).
  2. "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. "Re:voice - The First Livonian Language Road Sign Unveiled in Latvia". revoice.falmouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. Ozola-Balode, Zanda (2023-01-27). "Talsu novada nosaukums tagad arī lībiešu valodā; šādi uzraksti būs vismaz 14 piekrastes ciemos" [The sign of the name of Talsi Municipality now also in Livonian; similar signs will be placed in 44 Livonian Coast villages]. Lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". talsi.lv (in Latvian). Talsi. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  7. "Prezentē jaunā Talsu novada ģerboņa metus" [Sketch designs of the new Talsi Municipality coat of arms unveiled]. Talsu novads (in Latvian). 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  8. "Ģerboņu katalogs - Talsu novada ģerbonis". gerboni.kulturaskarte.lv. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

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