Alsunga

Alsunga is a village in Alsunga Parish, in the region of . Alsunga is the center of the Suiti, a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia.
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  • Type: Village with 940 residents
  • Description: village in Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Alschwang”, “Alshvanga”, “Alsung”, and “Alšvanga”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Michael in Alsunga and Dižgabalkalns hillfort.

Church
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Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Castle
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is a castle in Alsunga village, in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality, in the region of . It was built for the Livonian Order during the first half of the 14th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ziedlejas and Būcmaņciems.

Hamlet
is a village in Alsunga Parish, in the region of .

Hamlet
is a village in Alsunga Parish, in the region of .

Hamlet
is a village in Alsunga Parish, in the region of .

Alsunga

Latitude
56.97958° or 56° 58′ 47″ north
Longitude
21.56976° or 21° 34′ 11″ east
Population
940
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LV 6LV
Open location code
9G83XHH9+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 834681091
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
461534
Wiki­data ID
Q432829
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Alsunga” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Алсунга”
  • Bulgarian: “Алсунга”
  • Cebuano: “Alsunga”
  • Chinese: “苏伊提”
  • Chinese: “阿尔松加”
  • Danish: “Alsunga”
  • Dutch: “Alsunga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السونجا”
  • Estonian: “Alsunga”
  • French: “Alsunga”
  • German: “Alsunga”
  • German: “Alsungas novads”
  • Hebrew: “אלסונגה”
  • Italian: “Alsunga (comune)”
  • Italian: “Alsunga”
  • Kazakh: “Алсунга”
  • Latin: “Alvanga”
  • Latvian: “Alsunga”
  • Latvian: “Alsvanga”
  • Latvian: “Alšvanga”
  • Lithuanian: “Alsunga”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Alsunga”
  • Persian: “آلسونگا”
  • Persian: “السانگا”
  • Polish: “Alsunga”
  • Russian: “Алсунга”
  • Spanish: “Alsunga”
  • Swedish: “Alsunga”
  • Turkish: “Alsunga”
  • Urdu: “آلسونگا”

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