THE HISTORY OF KULDIGA TYPICAL OF A SOUTHERN LATVIAN TOWN
800 - 900 The Baltic tribe the KURSI mentioned in Rimbert's chronicle "vita sancti Anscarii " 900 - 1200 Evidence of the Kursi castlemound and existence of Kuldiga at the banks of the Venta 1229 - 1267 German Crusaders conquer Kursi lands 1229 - 1245 Castle built on the Venta banks 1252 St Catherines Church was built 1300 Kuldiga town built around the Castle 1368 Kuldiga is a Hanse town 1562 - 1795 Inclusion in the Duchy of Kurzeme and Zemgale 1596 - 1616 Capital of Kurzeme 1642 - 1682 Boom of the town under Herzog Jakob 1702 Invasion and plunder of town and castle by Swedish forces 1795 Kurzeme and Zemgale annexed to Russia 1918 First Independence proclaimed 1918 Rotary Club of Riga established 1935 Paul Harris visits Riga R C 1940 USSR occupies and annexes Latvia End of Rotary 1990 Independence 1992 Riga Rotary Club rechartered 1995 Growth of new Rotary Clubs Riga Hanse, Kuldiga, Liepaja
HISTORY IN A FLASH … OVER THE LAST 700 YEARS LATVIA HAS ENJOYED JUST OVER 30 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE …GERMANS, POLES AND RUSSIANS IN THE MAIN HAVE BEEN ITS OVERLORDS….
ROTARY IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN HELPING THIS NATION "CATCH UP " WITH MODERN WESTERN EUROPE.
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