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- 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
- Courland (Western Latvia): Cities, Towns and Sights | 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
- 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
- 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 - The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
The Duchy of Courland was dependent on the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth throughout its existence (1561–1795) Perhaps reflecting scattered and periodic Jewish residence, a series of laws to ban Jews from engaging in commerce was adopted in the Courland Landtag in 1692, 1698, and 1699
- 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
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