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Jelgava (pronounced ⓘ) is a state city in central Latvia about 41 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and was the administrative center of the Courland Governorate (1795–1918).
- 60.56 km² (23.38 sq mi)
- LV-300(1–9); LV-3024; LV-3035
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Latvia
Jelgava Palace (Latvian: Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace (Latvian: Mītavas pils, German: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a residence for the Dukes of Courland in their capital of Mitau (today's Jelgava , Latvia ).
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Jelgava, city, Latvia, on the Lielupe River southwest of Riga. In 1226 the Brothers of the Sword, a religious and military order, built the castle of Mitau there; town status was conferred on the settlement in 1376.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Jelgava massacres were the killing of the Jewish population of the city of Jelgava, Latvia that occurred in the second half of July or in early August 1941. The murders were carried out by German police units under the command of Alfred Becu , with a significant contribution by Latvian auxiliary police organized by Mārtiņš Vagulāns .
- Second part of July or early August, 1941
- 21 survivors were transported to Ilūkste in August 1941
- Wilhelm Adelt
Jelgava Palace is the largest Baroque style palace in the Baltic states, the greatest work of famous Russian court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli and one of the few cultural monuments remained in Jelgava.
- Lielā iela 2, Jelgava, LV-3001
Mar 20, 2018 · Jelgava Palace is the greatest masterpiece of the early period by the outstanding Russian court architect F.B. Rastrelli and one of the most outstanding architectural monuments in Latvia that has survived to this day.
Jelgava Palace or historically Mitau Palace is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a residence for the Dukes of Courland in their capital of Mitau.
