Kandava
Kandava | |
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Town | |
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code | LV-3120 |
Calling code | +371 631 |
Number of city council members | 11 |
Website | http://www.kandava.lv/ |
Kandava (ⓘ; German: Kandau; Livonian: Kāndav) is a town in Tukums Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. It had a population of 3,656 people as of January 2020.[3]
History
Livonian Crusade
The territory of modern Kandava was inhabited by
Livonian Confederation
A military castle was built around 1257, but it was gradually dismantled over the years and now only its foundations can be seen in a town park.
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
In the
Courland Governorate
When the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia were annexed by the Russian Empire in 1795, there were only 439 residents in Kandava. In 1799, Jews were allowed to settle in the village. In 1812, Kandava was occupied for a short period by the army of Napoleon. During the 19th century, Kandava saw rapid development, and in 1892, there were already 2100 residents in the village. As a result, Kandava received limited town rights and its first town council was elected in 1893. In 1904, the Riga - Ventspils railway line was constructed near the town. During the
Later history
During the
Botanist Theophil Joachim Heinrich Bienert was born in Kandava.
Twin towns — sister cities
Kandava is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a
Charter of European Rural Communities
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Esch, Netherlands
- Hepstedt, Germany
- Ibănești, Romania
- Kannus, Finland
- Kolindros, Greece
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- Moravče, Slovenia
- Næstved, Denmark
- Nagycenk, Hungary
- Nadur, Malta
- Ockelbo, Sweden
- Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
- Põlva, Estonia
- Samuel, Portugal
- Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
- Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Tisno, Croatia
- Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Žagarė, Lithuania
- Other twin towns[7]
Gallery
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Curonian hillfort in the town
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Ruins of the Ordensburg Kandau
See also
- List of cities in Latvia
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Vietvārdu datubāze" [Database of placenames]. vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Kandavas pils (drupas)" (in Latvian). Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Pulvertornis" (in Latvian). Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Charter members". europeancharter.eu. Charter of European Rural Communities. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Kandavas novada pašvaldības ārvalstu sadarbības partneri". kandava.lv (in Latvian). Kandava. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
External links
- Media related to Kandava at Wikimedia Commons