Kuldīga (German: Goldingen) is is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500. Kuldigas county is located at western part of Latvia along both sides of the river Venta. ...

Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368. In the 17th century, Kuldīga (along with Jelgava (Mitau) was one of the capitals of the Duchy of Courland. Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... The foundations of the Hanseatic League (German: Hanse), an alliance of trading cities that for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic, can be seen as early as the 12th century, with the... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Jelgava (German: Mitau; Russian: Елгава / Митава; Polish: Mitawa, Lithuanian: Mintauja) is a town in central Latvia about 41 km southwest of Riga with approximately 66,000 inhabitants. ... Courland, Kurland, Couronia, or Curonia, a former Baltic province of the Teutonic Order state in Livonia (ca. ...

The main sight in Kuldīga is Ventas rumba, a 240-meter wide natural waterfall which is possibly the widest in Europe. Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

External link

• Kuldiga webpage (http://81.94.226.139/portal/en/)