Stende | |
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Town | |
 Stende city corner. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stende Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates:57°8′N22°31′E / 57.133°N 22.517°E /57.133; 22.517 | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Solvita Ūdre |
| • City council | 7 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,532 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-3257 |
| Calling code | +371 632 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.stende.lv/ |
Stende (pronunciationⓘ;German:Stenden) is atown inTalsi Municipality, in theCourland region ofLatvia.
The settlement was on the land of themanor Stende since the 14th century. The whole of it was owned originally by thelord of the manor Philippvon der Brüggen, to whom it was granted by theLivonian Order.[3][4]Rapid growth started when in 1904 a railwaystation Stende on the route Riga - Ventspils was established. During theFirst World War in 1915 Stende was occupied by German troops. To supply troops Germans had to build a better connections to the nearby port ofRoja. For this purposenarrow-gauge railway or in military terms afield railway from Roja to Stende was built. From Stende supplies could be shipped via main railroad line.
In 1991, Stende was granted city rights.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 719 | — |
| 1959 | 1,850 | +157.3% |
| 1970 | 1,851 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,956 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 2,034 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 2,134 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2,012 | −5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,732 | −13.9% |
| Source:Latvian Geospatial Information Agency | ||
| Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Jews | Gypsies | Tatars | Germans | Estonians | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 719 | 690 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2034 | 1743 | 174 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29 |
| 1989 | 2134 | 1851 | 161 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2012 | 1800 | 116 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 9 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1732 | 1603 | 80 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8 |
| 2022 | 1550 | 1430 | 63 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57 |
Stende has ahumid continental climate (KöppenDfb).
| Climate data for Stende (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1923-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.3 (93.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 10.7 (51.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −5.8 (21.6) | −3.7 (25.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.5 (36.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −27.9 (−18.2) | −15.9 (3.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | −3.1 (26.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −11.8 (10.8) | −16.7 (1.9) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −36.1 (−33.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) | 39.1 (1.54) | 38.5 (1.52) | 38.1 (1.50) | 46.0 (1.81) | 71.4 (2.81) | 78.1 (3.07) | 83.4 (3.28) | 64.0 (2.52) | 74.9 (2.95) | 57.5 (2.26) | 52.5 (2.07) | 695.5 (27.38) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 128 |
| Source 1: LVĢMC[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010)[7] | |||||||||||||
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