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Zemgale
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Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tribe. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) against the German crusaders and Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades. Semigallians had close linguistic and cultural ties with Samogitians.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Semigallia
- Settlement.native_name
- Zemgale
- Settlement.image_map
- Zemgale location Latvia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Semigallia in Latvia.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Official flag of Zemgale.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_arms_of_Zemgale.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Latvia, Lithuania
- Settlement.seat
- Jelgava
- Settlement.seat_type
- Largest city
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +3
- Settlement.blank_name_sec2
- HDI (2017)
- Settlement.blank_info_sec2
- 0.816 · 5th
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- Territory
- 1st–4th centuries
- 5th–9th centuries
- 9th–13th centuries
- 1561–1795
- Language
- History
- Present
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tribe. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) against the German crusaders and Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades. Semigallians had close linguistic and cultural ties with Samogitians.
==Name== thumb|Mervala (Mervallastenen) runic stone in Sweden on which Semigallia (Simkala) is mentioned. Near lake Mälaren The name of Semigallia appears in sources such as Seimgala, Zimgola and Sem[e]gallen. The -gal[l] element means 'border' or 'end', while the first syllable corresponds to ziem ('north'). Thus, the Semigallians were the "people of the northern borderlands" (i.e. the lower parts of the Mūša and Lielupe river valleys).
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