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🇱🇻 Kuldīga is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in the western part of the country. It is the centre of Kuldīga Municipality. 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.

Kuldīga is an ancient town in Latvia's western region of Kurzeme with distinctive architecture. Saint Catherine is believed to be the patron saint of Kuldīga, and the oldest church of the town is named after St Catherine. The foundation of the building was laid as early as in 1252. The church has been remodeled a number of times. The small River Alekšupīte runs through the very centre of the Kuldīga old town, along the walls of the houses. The Old Town around the small river itself is the only remaining 17th–18th century ensemble of this kind in the Baltic states. A 4.5 m high waterfall on the Alekšupīte is the highest in Latvia. The Venta Rapid, a 240-meter wide natural rapid is the widest in Europe. Not far from the rapid is the Kuldīga brick bridge built in 1874, one of the longest bridges of this type in Europe.

Kuldīga was recognised an EDEN destination in 2007.

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Kuldīga has a population of over 10,109 people. Kuldīga also forms the centre of the wider Courland Region which has a population of over 301,621 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kuldīga has links with:

🇳🇴 Drøbak, Norway 🇩🇪 Geesthacht, Germany 🇬🇪 Mtskheta, Georgia

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