Roja () is a large village in

Talsi Municipality Talsi Municipality (; Livonian language, Livonian: ) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze pa ...

in the

Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...

region of

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. It is the center of

Roja Parish Roja Parish () is an administrative unit of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along wi ...

and was the center of

Roja Municipality Roja Municipality (, ) was a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been cr ...

2009 to 2021. The Roja Port is located in the village at the mouth of the Roja River. Since 2011, Roja hosts the ''RojaL'' Summer Film Festival, where films are also shown on the local beach. Music and art are also being showcased during the event.

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Villages in Courland Populated places in Talsi Municipality {{Courland-geo-stub