Ventspils county

historic county of Latvia and Russian Empire
AdministrativeArea uezd_of_the_russian_empire Q4111488
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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': 'square verst', 'amount': '+2747.3'}[27].

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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': 'square verst', '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]

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Class ancestry

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