Courland Governorate

Summary

Courland Governorate is a governorate^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of governorate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Courland Governorate is in the country of Russian Empire^[3].
• Courland Governorate is in the country of Russian Republic^[4].
• Courland Governorate is in the country of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[5].
• Courland Governorate's image is recorded as 1856. Card from set of geographical cards of the Russian Empire 070.jpg^[6].
• Courland Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate^[7].
• Courland Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the Russian Empire^[8].
• Courland Governorate's capital is recorded as Jelgava^[9].
• Courland Governorate's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Kurlandia Governorate 1856.svg^[10].
• Courland Governorate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156035724^[11].
• Courland Governorate's GND ID is recorded as 4608169-0^[12].
• Courland Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Courland in Russian Empire (1914).svg^[13].
• Courland Governorate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87883595^[14].
• Courland Governorate's Commons category is recorded as Kurlandia Governorate^[15].
• +1796-12-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Courland Governorate^[16].
• Courland Governorate was dissolved in +1918-03-03T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Courland Governorate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.65222222222, 'lon': 23.72444444444}^[18].
• Courland Governorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02617tp^[19].
• Courland Governorate's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Riga Educational District^[20].
• Courland Governorate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Courland Governorate^[21].
• Courland Governorate's population is recorded as {'amount': '+674034'}^[22].
• Courland Governorate's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[23].
• Courland Governorate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Courland Governorate's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[25].
• Courland Governorate's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Courland Governorate's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russian Empire^[3], an empire^[28], in Russian Empire^[29], founded in 1721^[30]; Russian Republic^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Russian Republic^[32], founded in 1917^[33]; and Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[5], a historical country^[34], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[35], founded in 1917^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Courland Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27290'}^[37]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+674034'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include governorate^[7] and governorate of the Russian Empire^[8].

History and Context

+1796-12-24T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Courland Governorate^[16].

Why It Matters

Courland Governorate ranks in the top 4% of governorate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]