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82: 63: 684: 566: 41: 53: 697: 658: 645: 632: 723: 151: 749: 736: 619: 710: 671: 1042: 89: 497:. During this time the manor was restored, from 1763 to 1771 were built manor buildings which have been still preserved. After the death of Braun his heirs sold the manor to the Riga merchant J.S.Baundau whose family had it for almost 100 years. 1074: 345: 381:
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.
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was connected in the Smiltene manor house. For Lieven's money a hospital, sawmill and electric station were built in Smiltene in 1903. After his suggestion and with his financial support a
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aristocrats), who split the land into parcels ā€“ thus creating the foundations of the modern day city. In 1901
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prior to the reorganization of 2009, which eliminated districts, and placed the town as part of
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government built a new church and started the restoration of the village of Smiltene.
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had taken over most of the modern day Latvia, the area was part of the lands of the
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In 1950 Smiltene become the administrative centre of the newly created
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however is not especially strong and is one of the outsiders of the
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In the football history of Smiltene - a victory against Brazil
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Smiltene and the area surrounding it were controlled by the
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the castle and the town were brought to ruin by the army of
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Calendar of birthdays of notable people from Smiltene
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The most popular sports among the Smiltene youth is
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In 1920 Smiltene was granted the town rights in the
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Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia 823:(1930ā€“2014), basketball player, coach 561:Kalnamuiža (the Smiltene manor house) 307: 274: 249: 241: 220: 212: 204: 188: 161: 7: 369:, and the administrative centre of 225:0.24 km (0.09 sq mi) 217:6.96 km (2.69 sq mi) 209:7.20 km (2.78 sq mi) 938:from the original on 5 March 2016. 14: 903:The name of Smiltene through time 1040: 817:Jānis AkmentiņŔ, cycling trainer 747: 734: 721: 708: 695: 682: 669: 656: 643: 630: 617: 149: 88: 87: 80: 61: 51: 39: 1697:Castles of the Teutonic Knights 917:Ikauniece, Sandra, ed. (2011). 471:Smiltene was burnt down by the 589:. Since 1969 there is also an 455:Polishā€“Lithuanian Commonwealth 319:Number of city council members 1: 1692:1920 establishments in Latvia 984:Always devoted to ice-hockey 558:the Smiltene Lutheran church 495:Georg von Braun (Yuri Broun) 486:In 1760 the Russian empress 397:(Abula). It was formerly in 520:was built from Smiltene to 467:In the early stages of the 1723: 600: 597:Twin towns ā€” sister cities 393:on the banks of the river 1291: 254:710/km (1,800/sq mi) 109: 75: 47: 38: 31: 821:Dzidra Uztupe-KaramiÅ”eva 233:153 m (502 ft) 999:"SadraudzÄ«bas pilsētas" 1005:(in Latvian). Smiltene 569: 331:http://www.smiltene.lv 1707:Smiltene Municipality 568: 403:Smiltene Municipality 371:Smiltene Municipality 277: ā€¢ Summer ( 1049:at Wikimedia Commons 841:(born 1992), athlete 829:(born 1966), cyclist 812:University of Latvia 587:Latvian First League 518:narrow gauge railway 251: ā€¢ Density 949:History of Smiltene 835:(born 1973), runner 361:region in northern 125: /  968:2008-08-02 at the 810:(professor at the 593:team in Smiltene. 570: 469:Great Northern War 243: ā€¢ Total 222: ā€¢ Water 206: ā€¢ Total 101:Location in Latvia 1669: 1668: 1243: 1242: 1045:Media related to 581:, the local club 540:Smiltene District 451:Ivan the Terrible 407:meteorite craters 336: 335: 214: ā€¢ Land 129:57.433Ā°N 25.900Ā°E 1714: 1270: 1263: 1256: 1247: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1054: 1044: 1028: 1027: 1020: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 995: 989: 988: 981: 975: 974: 960: 954: 946: 940: 939: 937: 930: 914: 908: 900: 894: 893: 891: 889: 878: 872: 871: 869: 867: 856: 833:Einārs TupurÄ«tis 752: 751: 739: 738: 726: 725: 713: 712: 700: 699: 691:, Czech Republic 687: 686: 674: 673: 661: 660: 648: 647: 635: 634: 622: 621: 529:Latvian Republic 492:Governor-General 391:Vidzeme Highland 352: 351: 350: 348: 282: 155: 153: 152: 140: 139: 137: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 121: 118: 91: 90: 84: 65: 55: 43: 22: 1722: 1721: 1717: 1716: 1715: 1713: 1712: 1711: 1687:Towns in Latvia 1672: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1287: 1274: 1244: 1239: 1143: 1134:Municipalities: 1129: 1098: 1094:of the defunct 1081: 1037: 1032: 1031: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1008: 1006: 997: 996: 992: 986: 982: 978: 972: 970:Wayback Machine 961: 957: 947: 943: 935: 928: 916: 915: 911: 901: 897: 887: 885: 880: 879: 875: 865: 863: 858: 857: 853: 848: 768:Inese Vasiljeva 764: 759: 746: 733: 720: 707: 694: 681: 668: 655: 642: 629: 616: 605: 599: 575: 552: 462:Kaspar Mlodecki 415: 387: 379: 346: 344: 343: 342: 304: 276: 150: 148: 133: 131: 127: 124: 119: 116: 114: 112: 111: 105: 104: 103: 102: 99: 98: 97: 96: 92: 71: 70: 69: 68: 59: 58: 34: 27: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1720: 1718: 1710: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1694: 1689: 1684: 1674: 1673: 1667: 1666: 1664: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1292: 1289: 1288: 1275: 1273: 1272: 1265: 1258: 1250: 1241: 1240: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1151: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1137: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1106: 1104: 1100: 1099: 1096:Valka District 1088:municipalities 1082: 1080: 1079: 1072: 1065: 1057: 1051: 1050: 1036: 1035:External links 1033: 1030: 1029: 1015: 990: 976: 955: 941: 909: 895: 873: 850: 849: 847: 844: 843: 842: 836: 830: 824: 818: 815: 805: 795: 785: 775: 763: 762:Notable people 760: 758: 757: 744: 731: 718: 705: 692: 679: 666: 653: 640: 627: 613: 598: 595: 583:Abuls Smiltene 574: 571: 563: 562: 559: 556: 551: 548: 544:Valka District 479:. 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Flag of Smiltene
Coat of arms of Smiltene
Smiltene is located in Latvia
57Ā°26ā€²N 25Ā°54ā€²E / 57.433Ā°N 25.900Ā°E / 57.433; 25.900
Latvia
Municipality
Smiltene
Town rights
Mayor
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
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UTC+3
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Postal code
Calling code
http://www.smiltene.lv
pronunciation
town
Vidzeme
Latvia
Riga
Smiltene Municipality
Vidzeme Highland
Abuls
Valka District
Smiltene Municipality
meteorite craters

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