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Ventspils apriņķis
Historic county of Latvia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ventspils County (Latvian: Ventspils apriņķis, German: Kreis Windau, Russian: Виндавскій уѣздъ, romanized: Vindavskiy uyezd) was a historic county of the Courland Governorate and of the Republic of Latvia. Its capital was Ventspils (Windau).
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Ventspils County
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![]() Location in the Courland Governorate | |
Country | |
Russian Governorate | Courland |
Established | 1819 |
Abolished | 1949 |
Capital | Windau |
Area | |
• Total | 3,126.59 km2 (1,207.18 sq mi) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 48,275 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
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