Durbe
Also known as Durben, Durbė
Durbe (; , , , Durbe/Дурбен Durben) is a town in South Kurzeme Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. Durbe was first noted in 1260, when the Battle of Durbe occurred near Lake Durbe. As of 2020, the population was 492. The town is also the extra-territorial center of Durbe Parish.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Durbe
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Durbe COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Durbe flag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150px
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Durbe castle ruins.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Durbe castle ruins
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Kurzeme Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date
- 1893
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Durbe (; , , , Durbe/Дурбен Durben) is a town in South Kurzeme Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. Durbe was first noted in 1260, when the Battle of Durbe occurred near Lake Durbe. As of 2020, the population was 492. The town is also the extra-territorial center of Durbe Parish.
Town rights were granted to Durbe in 1893 and confirmed in 1917. Durbe manor served as the headquarters of a German brigade in 1917.
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