Jelgava

Also known as Mitau, Mitava, Mitawa

Jelgava () is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the administrative center of the Courland Governorate (1795–1918).

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Jelgava is a city in central Latvia, located southwest of Riga, and serves as the largest town in the Semigallia region. It holds historical significance as the former capital of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia from 1578 to 1795, and later as the administrative center of the Courland Governorate until 1918.

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Settlement.name: Jelgava
Settlement.settlement_type: State city
Settlement.image_flag: Jelgava flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Jelgava COA great.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo of Jelgava.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: 1573
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mārtiņš Daģis
Settlement.leader_title1: Number of City Council members
Settlement.leader_name1: 15
Settlement.elevation_m: 13
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_demonym: (Latvian)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Мітава
Country: Latvia
Located in: Livonian Order
Population: 54834
Area: 57.66
Elevation: 13
Time zone: Eastern European Summer Time
Body of water: Iecava River
Head of government: Andris Rāviņš
Capital of: Duchy of Courland, Semigallia and Pilten
Shares border with: Jelgava Municipality
Official website: www.jelgava.lv
Image: Jelgava aerial view.jpg
Nominal GDP: 740034000
GDP per capita: 13462
Dialing code: 630

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twinned administrative body: Sinying District
Commons category: Jelgava
topic's main category: Category:Jelgava
postal code: LV-30(01-18)
category for people born here: Q8053418
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Jelgava
category of associated people: Category:People from Jelgava
inception: 1226-00-00
native label: Jelgava
P6482: Jelgava
P8168: Apach
member of: Union of the Baltic Cities

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Twin towns – sister cities
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Jelgava is situated on a fertile plain rising only above mean sea level on the right bank of the river Lielupe. At high water, the plain and sometimes the town as well can be flooded. It is a railway center, and is also a host to the Jelgava Air Base. Its importance as a railway centre can be seen by the fact that it lies at the junction of over 6 railway lines connecting Riga to Lithuania, eastern and western Latvia, and Lithuania to the Baltic Sea.

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