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Saka, Latvia
Saka ( lv , Saka, until 1918 german: Sackenhausen) is a village in Pāvilosta Municipality Latvia, the administrative center of Saka Parish. Located at the confluence of the rivers Durba and Tebra, forming the river Saka. The regional highway P111 ( Ventspils — Grobiņa) passes nearby. The distance to the city Liepaja is about 52 km. According to the data for 2017, 33 people lived in the settlement. There is a Parish administration, a library, a guest house, Lutheran and Baptist churches. History According to written sources, the name "Saccze" or "Sacese" was first mentioned in 1230 in the documents of Course State.S. Rusmanis, I. Viks "Kurzeme". Publication "Latvian Encyclopedia", 1993. The settlement has formed on the former Sackenhausen estate. The construction of the castle may have started soon after 1386, when Courland bishop Otto acquired place owned by Arnold Lindal. It is believed that the bishop ordered the construction of a castle here to ensure un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pāvilosta Municipality
Pāvilosta Municipality ( lv, Pāvilostas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Pāvilosta town, Saka parish and Vērgale parish the administrative centre being Pāvilosta. The population in 2020 was 2,524. Pāvilosta Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality South Kurzeme Municipality ( lv, Dienvidkurzemes novads) is one of the 35 municipalities established in Latvia in 2021. It surrounds Liepāja, Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council will take office on 1 July 2021. Its sea .... Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saka Parish
Saka Parish ( lv, Sakas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of .... The parish has a population of 626 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 318.292 km2. Villages of Saka parish * Mežvidi * Orgsaļiena * Pievikas (Rīva) * Saka * Saliena * Strante * Ulmale * Upsēde Parishes of Latvia South Kurzeme Municipality Courland {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tebra River
, image =Tebras upes dīķis Aizputē.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Tebra River near Aizpute, Latvia , source1_location =Lake Podnieki , mouth_location =Saka , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 =Latvia , length = , source1_elevation =93.8 m , mouth_elevation =0.2 m , discharge1_avg = 0,18 km³ , basin_size =584,6 km² The Tebra is a river in the South Kurzeme Municipality of Latvia, in the region of Courland. It originates from Podnieki Lake Kalvene Parish. Most of the river flow is in the hills of western Latvia (Bandavas Hills and Apricot Plain). In the middle of the river there is a pronounced valley, which reaches depth of 10–20 m and has many ponds. A water reservoir (mill pond) Aizpute. The main tributaries are the rivers Aloxte (right) and Grabstes (left). Near settlement Saka river merges with Durbe, forming the Saka River. On the shores of the Tebra river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventspils
Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see #Other names, other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Ventspils Castle, Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River. Other names Ventspils was historically known as ''Windau'' in German language, German. A Russian language, Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire was ''Виндава (Vindava)'' or ''Виндау (Vindau)'' although ''Вентспилс (Ventspils)'' has been used since World War II. Some other names for the city include liv, Vǟnta and pl, Windawa. History Ventspils developed around the Livonian Order Ventspils Castle, built along the Venta River. It was chartered in 1314 and became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grobiņa
Grobiņa (; german: Grobin) is a town in South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, eleven kilometers east of Liepāja. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. Some ruins of their Grobina castle are still visible. The town was given its charter in 1695. During the Early Middle Ages, Grobiņa (or Grobin) was the most important political centre on the territory of Latvia. There was a centre of Scandinavian settlement on the Baltic Sea, comparable in many ways to Hedeby and Birka but probably predating them both. About 3,000 surviving burial mounds contain the most impressive remains of the Vendel Age in Northern Europe. Scandinavian settlement The settlement at Grobin was excavated by Birger Nerman in 1929 and 1930. Nerman found remains of an earthwork stronghold, which had been protected on three sides by the Ālande River. Three Vendel Age cemeteries may be dated to the period between 650 and 800 AD. One of them was military in charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishopric Of Courland
The Bishopric of Courland ( la, Episcopatus Curoniensis, Low German: ''Bisdom Curland'') was the second smallest (4500 km2) ecclesiastical state in the Livonian Confederation founded in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade. During the Livonian War in 1559 the bishopric became a possession of Denmark, and in 1585 sold by Denmark to Poland–Lithuania. History In ancient times a Baltic tribe, the Curonians, inhabited Courland and had strong links with the maritime tribes in both sides of the Baltic sea. In 1230, Lamekinas, Duke of West Courland, signed an agreement with the vice-legat Baldwin of Alna (''Baudoin d’Aulne'') of the Pope Gregory IX about the voluntary conversion of his people to Christianity and receiving the same rights as the inhabitants of Gotland. In 1234 Dominican friar Engelbert was appointed to be the first bishop of Courland. In 1242 the area of Courland passed under the influence of the Teutonic Knights owing to the amalgamation of this o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osten-Sacken
The House von der Osten-Sacken is an old and distinguished noble family of Baltic Germans. The family members held the titles of '' Baron'', ''Graf'', ''Knyaz'' and '' Fürst''. History The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16th and 17th centuries the family members held higher positions in Courland. Many of them entered the service of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden, Saxony, Prussia, the Dutch Republic, and, since the second half of the 18th century, the Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th .... Notable members * Carl Robert von der Osten-Sacken (1828–1906) Russian diplomat and entomologist * Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken (1752–1837), Russian field marshal * Dmitri von der Osten-Sacken (1789–1881), Russian g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
