Kurzeme is the
Latvian name for
Courland
Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...
, a historical and
cultural region
In anthropology and geography, a cultural region, cultural sphere, cultural area or culture area refers to a geography with one relatively homogeneous human activity or complex of activities (culture). Such activities are often associated ...
of Latvia.
It may also refer to:
* Kurzemes guberņa, the Latvian name of
Courland Governorate
The Courland Governorate, also known as the Province of Courland, Governorate of Kurland (german: Kurländisches Gouvernement; russian: Курля́ндская губерния, translit=Kurljándskaja gubernija; lv, Kurzemes guberņa; lt, K ...
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Kurzeme Planning Region
Kurzeme Region ( lv, Kurzemes reģions), officially Kurzeme Planning Region ( lv, Kurzemes plānošanas reģions, link=no) is one of the five planning regions of Latvia, it is situated in the western part of Latvia, at the shores of the Baltic S ...
, a planning region of Latvia
* Kurzeme Statistical Region, a
statistical region of Latvia
* Kurzeme Province, a province in
Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
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Kurzeme District, Riga
Kurzeme District ( lv, Kurzemes rajons) is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Kurzeme is the Latvian name for Courland, a historical and cultural region
In anthropology and geography, a cultural re ...
, an administrative district of Riga, Latvia
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Courland (Saeima constituency)
Courland ( lv, Kurzeme; russian: Курземе) is one of the five multi-member constituencies of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia. The constituency was established in 1922 when the Saeima was established following Latvia's indepen ...
, constituency of the Saeima, the national legislature of Latvia, known as Kurzeme in Latvian
See also
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Courland (disambiguation)
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