Latvia is divided into several historical and cultural regions.

The Latvian constitution recognises four distinct regions:

• Kurzeme (Courland), the western part of Latvia, consisting roughly the counties of Liepāja, Kuldīga, Talsi, Saldus and Ventspils.
• Zemgale (Semigallia) is the central part of Latvia. Zemgale is bounded by Kurzeme in the east, Gulf of Riga and Daugava river in the north and Latvia-Lithuania border in the south. It consists approximately of the counties of Bauska, Dobele, Jelgava and Tukums and parts of Aizkraukle, Daugavpils, Jēkabpils, Ogre and Riga counties which are south of Daugava river. Traditional Semigallia also includes the northern part of Šiauliai County in Lithuania.
• Vidzeme, meaning "Middle land", is also known as Livonia, though it comprises only a small part of traditional Livonia. Present Vidzeme is the Latvian part of Swedish Livonia and Rīga. It rougly corresponds to Alūksne, Cēsis, Gulbene, Limbaži, Madona, Valka, Valmiera counties and parts of Aizkraukle, Ogre and Riga counties north of Daugava river.
• Latgale (Latgallia), the part of Livonia still in Polish hands after the Treaty of Altmark in 1629. It roughly corresponds to Balvi, Krāslava, Ludza, Preiļi, Rēzekne counties and parts of Daugavpils and Jēkabpils counties north of Daugava river.

A fifth region is Sēlija (Selonia, Augšzeme), often considered a part of Semigallia, Selonia comprises the eastern part of the 1939 province of Semigallia, roughly corresponding to parts Aizkraukle, Daugavpils and Jēkabpils counties south of Daugava river. Traditional Selonia also includes a portion of north east Lithuania. Named after the Selonians. Map Kurland, Courland, Couronia, Curonia, or Kurzeme is a former Baltic province of the Teutonic Order state in Livonia (ca. ... Latvia is divided into 26 counties (singular - rajons): Aizkraukles Rajons Aluksnes Rajons Balvu Rajons Bauskas Rajons Cesu Rajons Daugavpils Rajons Dobeles Rajons Gulbenes Rajons Jekabpils Rajons Jelgavas Rajons Kraslavas Rajons Kuldigas Rajons Liepajas Rajons Limbazu Rajons Ludzas Rajons Madonas Rajons Ogres Rajons Preilu Rajons Rezeknes Rajons Rigas Rajons Saldus Rajons... Kuldīga county (Latvian: Kuldīgas rajons) is located at western part of Latvia along both sides of the river Venta. ... 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Riga county is located right in the centre of Latvia around the Riga metropolis. ... River Daugava flowing through Riga city into the Baltic Sea The Daugava or Western Dvina (Latvian: Daugava, German Düna, Belarusan: Заходняя Дзьвіна, Russian: За́падная Двина́, Finnish Väinä) is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, flowing through Russia and Belarus, and then Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga, an arm of... Å iauliai County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. ... Livonia (Latvian: Livonija; Estonian: Liivimaa; German: Livland; Polish: Inflanty; Russian: Лифляндия or Liflandiya) once was the land of the Finnic Livonians, but came in the Middle Ages to designate a much broader territory controlled by the Livonian Order on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea in present-day Latvia and... Livonia was a dominion of Sweden from the 1620s until 1721. ... Riga (Latvian: RÄ«ga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′ N 24°8′ E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center... AlÅ«ksne county (Latvian: AlÅ«ksnes rajons) is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the north-east of the country 202 km from capital city Riga. ... CÄ“sis is very beautiful city. ... Gulbene County (Latvian: Gulbenes rajons) is in northeast Latvia, composed of Gulbene city and 13 parishes. ... Limbaži is a county (Latvian: Limbažu rajons) in Latvia, located in the north of the country at the shore of the Baltic Sea. ... Valmiera county (population 60,345 as of 2000 census) is located in Northern Latvia. ... Ogre County (Latvian: Ogres rajons) is a county in the centre of Latvia. ... Riga county is located right in the centre of Latvia around the Riga metropolis. ... 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In some cases, Kurzeme and Zemgale are combined into one region. This reflects the political division of Latvia between 1629 and 1917, when Kurzeme and Zemgale were together, first as the Duchy of Courland, then as the Courland province in the Russian Empire while Vidzeme and Latgale were politically separate, both from Courland and one from another. From this perspective, there are three regions: Kurzeme (including Zemgale and Sēlija), Vidzeme and Latgale. This division of Latvia into three regions is no longer commonly used but it can be seen in the Coat of Arms of Latvia and the Monument of Freedom in Rīga both of which contain three stars: for Kurzeme, Vidzeme and Latgale, which were united into Latvia in 1918. Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Courland, Kurland, Couronia, or Curonia, a former Baltic province of the Teutonic Order state in Livonia (ca. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Coat of Arms of Latvia The Latvian National Coat of Arms was formed after the proclamation of an independent Republic of Latvia on November 18, 1918, and was specially created for its independent statehood. ... Riga (Latvian:RÄ«ga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′ N 24°8′ E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center...