Jelgava

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has abstract: (Ger., Mitau), city in Latvia; provincial capital of Courland. Founded in the thirteenth century by the Livonian Order of German (Teutonic) Knights, Jelgava, along with the Duchy of Courland, was taken over by the Russian Empire in 1795. Jews are known to have lived in the town from the seventeenth century. Earlier tombstones, dating from the fourteenth century, mark the graves of Jewish merchants who passed through the region. @en
title: Jelgava
alternative label: Jelgava
preferred label: Jelgava
has related: Courland
has related: Haskalah
has related: Latvia
has related: Russian Empire (Russia)
has related: Ventspils
has related: Wunderbar, Re’uven Yosef