Tylzha ( Tilzha ; Latvian. Tilža ) is a settlement in the Balvi region of Latvia . The administrative center Tylzhinskoy parish . It is located at the regional road P48 ( Karsava - Tylža - Dublukalns ). The distance to the town of Balvi is about 40 km [1] . Near the river Tylzha. According to the data for 2007, 662 people lived in the settlement [2] .
| Village | |
| Tylzha | |
|---|---|
| Tilža | |
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| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Balvi region |
| Parish | Tyzhinskaya parish |
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| Population | |
| Population | 662 people ( 2007 ) |
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History
The settlement was founded around 1909 as the village of Kokoreva . In 1926, received the current name in honor of the river. In Soviet times, the town was the center of the Tilzhsky village council of the Balvi district . The state farm “Tilzha” was located in the village [1] .
The village has a volost board, a secondary school, a boarding school, a kindergarten, a post office, a cultural center, a library, a museum of local lore and four churches (Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative division of the Latvian SSR in 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - 137 p. - 8000 copies (Latvian) (Rus.)
- ↑ Vietvārdu datubāze