{{Short description|Town in Talsi Municipality, Latvia}} {{other uses}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Stende | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_shield = Stende COA.svg | shield_size = | image_flag = Stende town flag.png | flag_size = | image_skyline = Stendes pilsēta - panoramio.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Stende city corner. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Latvia}} | subdivision_type1 = Municipality | subdivision_name1 = Talsi Municipality | established_title = Town rights | established_date = 1991 | pushpin_map = Latvia | pushpin_label_position = above | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Latvia | coordinates = {{Coord|57|8|N|22|31|E|region:LV_type:city|display=inline,title}} | nickname = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Solvita Ūdre | leader_title1 = City council | leader_name1 = 7 members | area_total_km2 = {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q16868672}} | area_footnotes = {{wikidata|reference|best||P2046|P518=Q16868672}} | area_water_km2 = {{#expr:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q16868672}}-{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q11081619}}}} | area_land_km2 = {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q11081619}} | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = {{wikidata|property|qualifier|best||P1082}} | population_footnotes = {{wikidata|references|best||P1082}} | population_as_of = {{#invoke:WikidataIB|formatDate|{{wikidata|qualifier|best|raw||P1082|P585}}|df=y}} | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_metro_km2 = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = LV-3257 | area_code_type = Calling code | area_code = +371 632 | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | website = http://www.stende.lv/ | blank_name_sec1 = Climate | blank_info_sec1 = Dfb }} '''Stende''' ({{audio|Lv-Stende.ogg|pronunciation}}; {{langx|de|Stenden}}) is a town in Talsi Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia.
== History == The settlement was on the land of the manor Stende since the 14th century. The whole of it was owned originally by the lord of the manor Philipp von der Brüggen, to whom it was granted by the Livonian Order.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tournet.lv/page.php?id=3034|title= DIŽSTENDE / STENDESMUIŽA (STENDEN)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://manasvietas.blogspot.com/2015/06/dizstendes-muiza-gro-stenden.html|title= Latvian manors and castles and other interesting places. Dižstendes muiža (Groß-Stenden; Lielstendes, Stendes)|date= 6 April 2015}}</ref> Rapid growth started when in 1904 a railway station Stende on the route Riga - Ventspils was established. During the First World War in 1915 Stende was occupied by German troops. To supply troops Germans had to build a better connections to the nearby port of Roja. For this purpose narrow-gauge railway or in military terms a field railway from Roja to Stende was built. From Stende supplies could be shipped via main railroad line.
In 1991, Stende was granted city rights.
== Demographics == === Population changes === {{Historical populations |title= |source= Latvian Geospatial Information Agency |align=none|cols=1 | graph-pos = right |1935 |719 |1959 |1850 |1970 |1851 |1973 |1956 |1979 |2034 |1989 |2134 |2000 |2012 |2011 |1732 }}
=== Ethnicities === {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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
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== Climate == Stende has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfb''). {{Weather box |location = Stende (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1923-present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = -0.3 |Feb high C = -0.1 |Mar high C = 3.9 |Apr high C = 11.0 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 20.0 |Jul high C = 22.5 |Aug high C = 21.8 |Sep high C = 16.8 |Oct high C = 10.1 |Nov high C = 4.5 |Dec high C = 1.4 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -2.5 |Feb mean C = -2.7 |Mar mean C = 0.1 |Apr mean C = 5.8 |May mean C = 11.1 |Jun mean C = 14.7 |Jul mean C = 17.3 |Aug mean C = 16.6 |Sep mean C = 12.1 |Oct mean C = 6.8 |Nov mean C = 2.5 |Dec mean C = -0.8 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -5.3 |Feb low C = -5.8 |Mar low C = -3.7 |Apr low C = 0.8 |May low C = 4.8 |Jun low C = 8.7 |Jul low C = 11.4 |Aug low C = 11.2 |Sep low C = 7.5 |Oct low C = 3.3 |Nov low C = 0.1 |Dec low C = -3.0 |year low C = |Jan record high C = 9.5 |Feb record high C = 12.0 |Mar record high C = 18.3 |Apr record high C = 27.6 |May record high C = 33.4 |Jun record high C = 32.6 |Jul record high C = 33.6 |Aug record high C = 34.3 |Sep record high C = 29.7 |Oct record high C = 23.5 |Nov record high C = 16.1 |Dec record high C = 11.6 |year record high C = |Jan record low C = -34.5 |Feb record low C = -36.1 |Mar record low C = -27.9 |Apr record low C = -15.9 |May record low C = -5.4 |Jun record low C = -3.1 |Jul record low C = 2.0 |Aug record low C = -0.2 |Sep record low C = -4.5 |Oct record low C = -11.8 |Nov record low C = -16.7 |Dec record low C = -26.0 |year record low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 52.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 39.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 38.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 38.1 |May precipitation mm = 46.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 71.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 78.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 83.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 64.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 74.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 57.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 52.5 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 11 |Feb precipitation days = 10 |Mar precipitation days = 9 |Apr precipitation days = 8 |May precipitation days = 8 |Jun precipitation days = 9 |Jul precipitation days = 10 |Aug precipitation days = 11 |Sep precipitation days = 10 |Oct precipitation days = 12 |Nov precipitation days = 12 |Dec precipitation days = 12 | Jan humidity = 88.7 | Feb humidity = 86.1 | Mar humidity = 79.9 | Apr humidity = 71.7 | May humidity = 69.2 | Jun humidity = 73.7 | Jul humidity = 76.0 | Aug humidity = 78.3 | Sep humidity = 82.7 | Oct humidity = 86.5 | Nov humidity = 89.9 | Dec humidity = 90.4 | year humidity = |Jan sun = |Feb sun = |Mar sun = |Apr sun = |May sun = |Jun sun = |Jul sun = |Aug sun = |Sep sun = |Oct sun = |Nov sun = |Dec sun = |year sun = |Jan percentsun = |Feb percentsun = |Mar percentsun = |Apr percentsun = |May percentsun = |Jun percentsun = |Jul percentsun = |Aug percentsun = |Sep percentsun = |Oct percentsun = |Nov percentsun = |Dec percentsun = |year percentsun = |source 1 = LVĢMC<ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.gov.lv/dati/dataset/klimatisko-normu-dati/resource/4ef4a2ac-b439-478a-83b3-cdd39b1eff77 | title = Klimatisko normu dati | publisher = Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre | accessdate = March 24, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://klimats.meteo.lv/klimats/rekordi/ | title = Gaisa temperatūras rekordi | publisher = Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre | accessdate = March 24, 2023 }}</ref> |source 2 = NOAA (precipitation days, humidity 1991-2020)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Latvia/CSV/Stende_26318.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = March 30, 2023 }}</ref> }}
==See also== * List of cities in Latvia
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}}
{{Talsi Municipality}} {{Latvian regional cities}}
Category:Cities and towns in Courland Category:Populated places established in 1991 Category:1991 establishments in Latvia Category:Populated places in Talsi Municipality
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