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Grobiņa Parish
Grobiņa Parish () is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... The parish has a population of 2,836 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of . The parish administrative center is . From 2009 to 2021 the parish was a part of Grobiņa Municipality. Villages of Grobiņa Parish * Ālande * Āres * Cimdenieki * Dubeņi * Gūžas * Iļģi * Keramika * Robežnieki * Rolava * Tilti * Vītiņi Parishes in South Kurzeme Municipality {{courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kurzeme Municipality
South Kurzeme Municipality () is one of the 35 Municipalities of Latvia, municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds Liepāja, Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council took office on 1 July 2021. Its seat is at Grobiņa. Geography South Kurzeme is Latvia's largest municipality, covering an area of . It is located in the southwestern part of the Courland region in western Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It borders Ventspils Municipality to the north, Kuldīga Municipality to the northeast, and Saldus Municipality (2021–present), Saldus Municipality to the east. It surrounds the port city of Liepāja in the west. It also borders the Lithuanian Counties of Lithuania, counties of Klaipėda County, Klaipėda and Telšiai County, Telšiai to the south and southeast respectively. The List of extreme points of Latvia, westernmost point of Latvia is located at Cape Bernāti in Nīca Parish south of Liepāja. The coastline of South Kurze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courland
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 regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were formerly held by the same duke. The literal meaning of the name is "Land of Curonians". Geography and climate Situated in western Latvia, Courland roughly corresponds to the former Latvian districts of Kuldīga, Liepāja, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums and Ventspils. When combined with Semigallia and Selonia, Courland's northeastern boundary is the Daugava River, which separates it from the regions of Latgale and Vidzeme. To the north, Courland's coast lies along the Gulf of Riga. On the west it is bordered by the Baltic Sea, and on the south by Lithuania. It lies between 55° 45′ and 57° 45′ North and 21° and 27° East. The name is also found in the Curonian Spit and Lithuanian ''Karšuvos giria'' - the Courland wood. The area c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grobiņa Municipality
Grobiņa Municipality () was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārta Parish, Gavieze Parish, Grobiņa Parish, Medze Parish and the town of Grobiņa with the administrative centre being Grobiņa. The population in 2020 was 8,347. Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality. Notable countrymen * (''Georg Sigismund von Bilterling'', 1733-1803) — pastor and teacher * (1895-1955) — politician * (1889-1947) — actor * Andrejs Freimanis (1914-1994) — officer of the Latvian Legion, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross * (1882-1951) — first Latvian Naval Forces admiral * Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz ('' Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz '', 1796-1869) — German sculptor * (1882-1941) — politician and minister in the Latvian government * Fricis Rokpelnis (1909-1969) — writer See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimdenieki
Cimdenieki is a small suburban settlement in Grobiņa Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The river Ālande flows through Cimdenieki. Cimdenieki is mostly known for its proximity to Liepāja International Airport
Liepāja International Airport is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the three major airports in Latvia.
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