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Melnsils ( Livonian: ''Mustānum'') is a populated place in
Talsi Municipality Talsi Municipality ( lv, Talsu novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze parish, Lauciene parish, L ...
in the
Courland Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...
region of
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
. One of the twelve Livonian villages on ''Līvõd Rānda'' - the Livonian Coast. Other names: Melnsil, Melsils.


Melnsils camping

Melnsils camping site is located right by the sea, just 10 km away from Kolka, near the
Slītere National Park Slītere National Park ( lv, Slīteres nacionālais parks) is a national park in Talsi Municipality, Courland, on the west coast of Latvia. Although formally established in 2000, it is based on former Slītere Nature Reserve, one of the oldest n ...
, the sea-cliffs, and fascinating walking paths in the woods. It is located about 1 km from the highway P131. Melnsils camping site is ideal for recreational activities and organization of sports events for up to 300 persons.


Climate

The
continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...
prevails in the area. The annual average temperature is 6 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 17 °C, and the coldest is January, with -4 °C.


See also

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Slītere National Park Slītere National Park ( lv, Slīteres nacionālais parks) is a national park in Talsi Municipality, Courland, on the west coast of Latvia. Although formally established in 2000, it is based on former Slītere Nature Reserve, one of the oldest n ...
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Livonian Coast Livonian Coast ( liv, Līvõd Rānda, italic=no; lv, Lībiešu krasts, italic=no) is a territory of Latvia historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected area ...
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Livonian people The Livonians, or Livs ( Livonian: ''līvlizt''; Estonian: ''liivlased''; Latvian: ''līvi'', ''lībieši''), are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian, a Uralic language c ...


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Melnsils campsite
Towns and villages in Latvia Talsi Municipality Courland {{Courland-geo-stub