Courland
Sign in to saveCourland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia.
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Courland is a historical region located in western Latvia, and it is one of the country's main traditional territories. The region's largest city is Liepāja, which ranks as Latvia's third-largest city.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Courland
- Settlement.image_map
- Kurzeme location Latvia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Courland in Latvia
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Courland_(state).svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_arms_of_Kurzeme.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Latvia
- Settlement.seat
- Kuldīga
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.seat1
- Liepāja
- Settlement.seat1_type
- Largest city
- Settlement.established_title
- First mention
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography and climate
- History
- Origins and Pagan (Pre-Christian) Society
- The Northern Crusades and Curonian Resistance
- Subjugation and Partition
- Livonian Confederation
- Duchy of Courland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1561–1795
- Courland as part of the Russian Empire
- Population
- Courland during World War I
- Courland as part of interbellum Latvia
- Courland during and after World War II
- Notable residents
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
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 literal meaning of the name is "Land of Curonians".