Smiltene Municipality is located in the northern part of theVidzeme Highland[4] on the banks of the riverAbuls (Abula). The largest natural lake isLake Klievezers (area 3.3 ha[5]) in the southern part of the municipality.[6] In the municipality there are three artificial lakes (reservoirs) created on the river.[5] The largest (10 ha) and most popular isLake Teperis [lv] just east of the town.[7]
The coat of arms and the flag used until the 2021 administrative reform were abolished after the changes in the boundaries of the municipality, with new sketches presented for an online vote in August 2022.[11] The sketches will need to be approved by the Heraldry Commission of Latvia before use.
^Tisenkopfs, Talis; Lace, Ilze (2010). "Smiltene Municipality: the Construction of Social Capital". In Milone, Pierluigi; Ventura, Flaminia (eds.).Networking the Rural: The Future of Green Regions in Europe.Assen: Van Gorcum. pp. 129–150,page 129.ISBN978-90-232-4727-2.
^ab"Smiltene".Latvijas enciklopēdija: sēj. Rojas-Žvīgu (in Latvian). Belokoņs. 2002. p. 250.
^grāfsIkauniece, Sandra, ed. (2011).Ziemeļvidzemes ainavas noklusētie stāsti [North Vidzeme landscapes: Silent Stories](PDF) (in Latvian). Valsts meža dienests [National Forest Service]. p. 98.Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016.
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