Renda () is a village located in
Renda Parish
Renda Parish () is an administrative unit of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 1091 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 263.35 km2. The administrative center is the village of Renda, La ...
in the northeast section of
Kuldīga Municipality
Kuldīga Municipality () is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish, Gudenieki parish, Īvande parish, Kabile parish, Kurmāle parish, Laidi parish, Padure parish, Pelči parish, ...
in the
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 ...
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 ...
. It is famous for being the birthplace of the soldier
Pēteris Dzelzītis
Pēteris Dzelzītis (September 21, 1921 – February 16, 1948) was a Latvian soldier. He fought for the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian), 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS during World War II and the Latvian partisans ...
. Located within the village is the Renda Church, established in 1786.
See also
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Heinrich Baron von Behr
Heinrich Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr ( – 14 August 1983) was a Baltic German general during World War II.
Early life and education
In 1902, Heinrich von Behr was born into the Baltic German noble von Behr family, which owned Renda Ma ...
References
Villages in Courland
Populated places in Kuldīga Municipality
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