Strazde

Strazde is a village in the Strazde Parish of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the center of the parish. The village is located near the A10 road, 20 km from the municipal center of Talsi and 99 km from Riga.

Strazde
Village
Entrance to Strazde from the Jaunpagasts side
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Talsi Municipality
Parish	Strazde Parish
First mentioned	1253 (1253)
Area
• Total	1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	131
Postal code	LV-3291 Strazde

Strazde has a parish administration, a shop, a post office, a library, and a leisure center. The local architectural monument is the manor complex with a park.

History

Strazde (Villa Stratzen) was first mentioned in historical sources in 1253^[2] or 1291,^[3] where 14 ploughs of land were owned by Herman Toran as a fief of the order. In 1324, the village was mentioned as Strassze, and in 1352 as Stradze.^[4]

The village developed around the center of the former Groß-Strasden Manor. From 1918 to 1974 and after 1992, it was the center of the parish (village council).^[3]

Demographics

Population changes

Within its current boundaries, based on data from CSP and OSP.^[5]

Population changes

Year Pop. ±% 1970 105 —     1979 100 −4.8% 1989 133 +33.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2000 160 +20.3% 2011 132 −17.5% 2021 144 +9.1%