Kurzeme
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Kurzeme is the Latvian
name for Courland
, a historical region of Latvia.
It may also refer to:
Latvian language
Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language...
name for Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, a historical region of Latvia.
It may also refer to:
- Kurzeme District, RigaKurzeme District, RigaKurzeme District is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia....
, an administrative district of Riga, Latvia - Kurzeme RegionKurzeme RegionKurzeme Region , officially Kurzeme Planning Region is one of five planning regions of Latvia, situated in the western part of Latvia, at the shores of the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga. The state institution was founded on 2 October 2006, based on the creation of the region territory as prescribed...
, a planning region of Latvia