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Smiltene
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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).

Key facts

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

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Smiltene
Country
Latvia
Population
5073
Area
6.96
Elevation
153
Body of water
Abuls
Image
Smiltene. Baznīcas laukums (Church square).jpg
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twinned administrative body
Písek
Commons category
Smiltene
topic's main category
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.

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

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