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South Kurzeme Municipality

South Kurzeme Municipality is one of the 35 municipalities established in in 2021. It surrounds , Latvia's third largest city. Its first elected municipal council took office on 1 July 2021. Its seat is at .
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  • Type: municipality of Latvia with 33,400 residents
  • Description: municipality of Latvia from 1 July 2021
  • Also known as: “Dienvidkurzeme Municipality”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grobiņa Castle and Lutheran church in Grobiņa.

Castle
Photo: Semigall, Public domain.
is a medieval castle located in the town of , in South Kurzeme Municipality in the region of . The ancient Curonian castle hill is located only 100 m from the castle.

Church
Photo: Papuass, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grobiņa and Iļģi.

Town
Photo: aldonis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in South Kurzeme Municipality in the region of , eleven kilometers east of . It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century.

Hamlet
Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
is a small suburban settlement in Grobiņa Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the region of . The river Ālande flows through . is mostly known for its proximity to . is situated 5 km west of South Kurzeme Municipality.

South Kurzeme Municipality

Latitude
56.5362° or 56° 32′ 11″ north
Longitude
21.1744° or 21° 10′ 28″ east
Population
33,400
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9G83G5PF+FQ
Geo­Names ID
12276857
Wiki­data ID
Q97230452
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“South Kurzeme Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հարավային Կուրզեմե շրջան”
  • Basque: “Hego Kurlandiako udalerria”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвакурзэмскі край”
  • Catalan: “municipi de Curlandia del Sud”
  • Chinese: “南库尔泽梅市镇”
  • Czech: “Jižní Kuronsko”
  • Dutch: “Dienvidkurzemes novads”
  • Dutch: “gemeente Zuid-Koerland”
  • Esperanto: “dienvidkurzemes novads”
  • Esperanto: “municipo Dienvidkurzeme”
  • Esperanto: “Municipo Dienvidkurzeme”
  • Esperanto: “municipo suda Kuronio”
  • Esperanto: “municipo sudkuronia”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Kuramaa piirkond”
  • French: “commune de Courlande du Sud”
  • French: “Courlande du Sud”
  • French: “Courlande-du-Sud”
  • Galician: “Municipio de Kurzeme Meridional”
  • German: “Bezirk Dienvidkurzeme”
  • German: “Bezirksgemeinde Dienvidkurzeme”
  • German: “Bezirksgemeinde Südkurland”
  • German: “Gemeinde Südkurland”
  • Italian: “comune della Curlandia meridionale”
  • Italian: “Municipalità di Dienvidkurzeme”
  • Japanese: “南クルゼメ市”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidkurzemes novads”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidkurzemes”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Kuršo savivaldybė”
  • Macedonian: “Јужна Курландија”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dienvidkurzemes novads”
  • Polish: “Kurlandia Południowa”
  • Russian: “Южно-Курземский край”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južna Kurlandija”
  • Slovenian: “Pietų Kuršo savivaldybė”
  • Spanish: “municipio de Curlandia del Sur”
  • Ukrainian: “Південнокурземський край”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ebreju Senkapi and Grobiņas Pilskalns.

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