Ventspils county

Summary

Ventspils county is an uezd of the Russian Empire^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of uezd_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ventspils county is located in Courland Governorate^[3].
• Ventspils county is located in Ober Ost^[4].
• Ventspils county is located in Duchy of Courland and Semigallia^[5].
• Ventspils county is located in Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[6].
• Ventspils county is located in Generalbezirk Lettland^[7].
• Ventspils county is located in Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[8].
• Ventspils county is in the country of Russian Empire^[9].
• Ventspils county is in the country of German Empire^[10].
• Ventspils county is in the country of Duchy of Courland and Semigallia^[11].
• Ventspils county is in the country of United Baltic Duchy^[12].
• Ventspils county is in the country of Latvia^[13].
• Ventspils county is in the country of Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[14].
• Ventspils county's instance of is recorded as uezd of the Russian Empire^[15].
• Ventspils county's instance of is recorded as county of Latvia^[16].
• Ventspils county's capital is recorded as Ventspils^[17].
• Ventspils county's locator map image is recorded as Courland Governorate Vindavsky uezd.svg^[18].
• Ventspils county's Commons category is recorded as Kreis Windau^[19].
• +1819-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ventspils county^[20].
• Ventspils county was dissolved in +1949-12-31T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Ventspils county's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zthcdf^[22].
• Ventspils county's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ventspils county^[23].
• Ventspils county's population is recorded as {'amount': '+48275'}^[24].
• Ventspils county's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000151124^[25].
• Ventspils county's category for people born here is recorded as Q32096077^[26].
• Ventspils county's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+2747.3'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russian Empire^[9], an empire^[28], in Russian Empire^[29], founded in 1721^[30]; German Empire^[10], a historical period^[31], founded in 1871^[32]; Duchy of Courland and Semigallia^[11], a duchy^[33], in United Baltic Duchy^[34], founded in 1918^[35]; United Baltic Duchy^[12], a historical unrecognized state^[36], in Latvia^[37], founded in 1918^[38]; Latvia^[13], a sovereign state^[39], in Latvia^[40], founded in 1918^[41], headquartered in Riga^[42]; and Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[14], a republic of the Soviet Union^[43], in Soviet Union^[44], founded in 1940^[45]. Located in include Courland Governorate^[3], a governorate^[46], in Russian Empire^[47], founded in 1796^[48]; Ober Ost^[4], an occupied territory^[49], in German Empire^[50], founded in 1914^[51]; Duchy of Courland and Semigallia^[5], a duchy^[52], in United Baltic Duchy^[53], founded in 1918^[54]; Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[6], a republic of the Soviet Union^[55], in Soviet Union^[56], founded in 1940^[57]; and Generalbezirk Lettland^[7], a Generalbezirk^[58], in Nazi Germany^[59], founded in 1941^[60].

Physical Characteristics

Ventspils county's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+2747.3'}^[27]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+48275'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include uezd of the Russian Empire^[15] and county of Latvia^[16].

History and Context

+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ventspils county^[20].

Why It Matters

Ventspils county ranks in the top 6% of uezd_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]