Courland - Wikipedia Courland [a] 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 [citation needed] as they were formerly held by the same duke
Courland | Baltic Region, Latvia, History Culture | Britannica Courland, region on the Baltic seacoast, located south of the Western Dvina River and named after its inhabitants, the Latvian tribe of Curonians (Kurs, Cori, Cours; Latvian: Kursi) The duchy of Courland, formed in 1561, included this area as well as Semigallia (Zemgale), a region located east of
History of Latvia and Courland - JewishGen The German way of life dominated in Courland, having a great impact on the Jews It is important to stress that mostly German (and not Yiddish) language was the spoken language of the Courland Jewish community and it continued until World War II Courland became part of Russia in 1795
Courland Geography and Natural History - JewishGen Courland has its share of Latvia's 2,300 lakes and 12,000 rivers The summers are hot and humid, the winters wet and windy with snow The wind remains a feature of the low landscape and there were few natural features to stop the wind from the north and eastern steppes of Russia
Kingdoms of Northern Europe - Courland Kurzeme - The History Files They live in Courland and Livonia, clearly the northernmost remnants of the Venedi The tribe's name is preserved in the River Windau (in Latvian this is the Venta), which has the town of Windau (the Latvian Ventspils) at its mouth
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia - Wikipedia The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia [a] was a duchy in the Baltic region, then known as Livonia, that existed from 1561 to 1569 as a nominal vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently made part of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom from 1569 to 1726 [1] and incorporated into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1726 [2]
Courland - On Latvia Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme) covers the entire Western shore of the nation It is sparsely populated and has a strong ethnic Latvian majority (75,9%), mostly Lutherans The region‘s rugged empty beaches are joined by two port cities: Liepāja and Ventspils, where stately buildings remind of past im
Courland Pocket - Wikipedia The Courland Pocket [a] was a pocket located on the Courland Peninsula in Latvia on the Eastern Front of World War II from 9 October 1944 to 10 May 1945 Army Group North of the Wehrmacht were surrounded in western Latvia by the Red Army after the Baltic Offensive , when forces of the 1st Baltic Front reached the Baltic Sea near Memel
Courland Peninsula - Wikipedia The Courland Peninsula (Latvian: Kurzemes pussala, German: Kurland), also sometimes known as the Couronian Peninsula, is a distinct geographical, historical and cultural region in western Latvia It represents the north-westernmost part of the broader region of Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme)