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Stende
Town
Stende city corner.
Stende city corner.
Flag of Stende
Flag
Coat of arms of Stende
Coat of arms
Stende is located in Latvia
Stende
Stende
Location in Latvia
Country  Latvia
Municipality Talsi Municipality
Town rights 1991
Area
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Population
 (2024)
 • Total 1,532
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 (; German: Stenden) is a town in 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. 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 population
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

Ethnicities

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

Climate

Stende has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Stende (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1923-present)
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)
Average precipitation 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
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010)
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