Kuldīga

Kuldīga ( pronunciation (info • help); German: [Goldingen] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town in Latvia with town rights since 1378. It is the center of the Kuldīga District. As of 2020, Kuldīga had a population of 10,352 people. River Venta travels through the city.

Town
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°58′N 21°58′E
Country	Latvia
District	Kuldīga District
Town rights	1378
Government
• Mayor	Inga Bērziņa (2021)
Area
• Total	13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,352
• Density	784.2/km2 (2,031/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-3301 LV-3302 LV-3303
Website	kuldiga.lv

Kuldīga was founded by the German Livonian Order at 1242. It was called Goldingen by the Germans. It become the capital city of Courland at 1587-1617.

The old centre of the town is in the waiting list for UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Roads

Roads from Kuldīga: Ventspils—Saldus (P108), Kuldīga—Aizpute (P112), Kuldīga—Skrunda (P116), Kuldīga—Jūrkalne (P119), Kuldīga—Talsi (P120) and Kuldīga—Tukums (P121).

Latvian cities from Kuldīga are in:

• Liepāja — 79 km;
• Riga — 150 km;
• Ventspils — 51 km.

Twin towns

• Geesthacht, Germany
• Mtskheta, Georgia
• Drobak, Norway

Gallery

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  Old centre

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  Waterfall "Ventas rumba", the widest in Europa

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  Town Hall

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  Bridge over river Venta

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  Catholic church

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  Small river Alekšupīte

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  Library

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  Morning at streets

Kuldīga Media

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  Reconstruction of the Kuldiga Castle in 1680.

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  Coat of arms of Kuldīga, 1681

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  Kuldīga (Goldingen) marked in a 16th-17th centuries map of Livonia

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  The Alekšupīte River canalled through Kuldīga

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  Brick bridge across river Venta

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  Kuldīga, luteránský kostel svaté Kateříny

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  Street in Kuldīga old town

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  This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Latvia number

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  Gājēju iela Kuldīgā.

Other websites

• Town site Archived 2021-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Town site for travellers Archived 2021-01-29 at the Wayback Machine