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 .
  • 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grobiņa and Iļģi.

Town
is a town and the administrative centre of South Kurzeme Municipality in the region of , eleven kilometers east of . It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century.

Hamlet
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 Amharic to Uzbek—“South Kurzeme Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: ደቡብ ኩርዝሜ ጊዜ አስተዳደር
  • Armenian: Հարավային Կուրզեմե շրջան
  • Azerbaijani: Cənub Kurzeme Munisipallığı
  • Basque: Hego Kurlandiako udalerria
  • Belarusian: Паўднёвакурзэмскі край
  • Bengali: দক্ষিণ কুর্জেমে পৌরসভা
  • 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
  • Hausa: South Kurzeme Municipality
  • Italian: comune della Curlandia meridionale
  • Italian: Municipalità di Dienvidkurzeme
  • Japanese: 南クルゼメ市
  • Javanese: Pemerintahan Kurzeme Kidul
  • Kazakh: Оңтүстік Курземе аймағы
  • Kirghiz: Түштүк Курземе Муниципалитети
  • Latvian: Dienvidkurzemes novads
  • Latvian: Dienvidkurzemes
  • Lithuanian: Pietų Kuršo savivaldybė
  • Macedonian: Јужна Курландија
  • Malay: Perbandaran Kurzeme Selatan
  • Northern Frisian: Dienvidkurzemes novads
  • Oromo: South Kurzeme Municipality
  • Panjabi: ਦੱਖਣ ਕੁਰਜ਼ੇਮੇ ਮਿਊਨਿਸਿਪੈਲਟੀ
  • Persian: شهرداری کورزمه جنوبی
  • Polish: Kurlandia Południowa
  • Portuguese: Município de Kurzeme do Sul
  • Pushto: د کورزمې سویلي بلدیہ
  • Russian: Южно-Курземский край
  • Serbo-Croatian: Južna Kurlandija
  • Slovenian: Pietų Kuršo savivaldybė
  • Somali: South Kurzeme Municipality
  • Spanish: municipio de Curlandia del Sur
  • Swahili: South Kurzeme Municipality
  • Tajik: Шахри Куржеми Ҷанубӣ
  • Tatar: Корземе Түньяге Муниципалитеты
  • Ukrainian: Південнокурземський край
  • Uzbek: Janub Kurzeme Shaharcha

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ebreju Senkapi and Grobiņas Pilskalns.

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