Mitau (Jelgava) Latvia

Jewish Community

of Jelgava

Coordinates: 56°38′54″N 23°42′50″E

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Jelgava, Latvia

Jelgava [Latv], Mitava [Rus], Mitau [Ger], Mitav [Yid], Mitawa [Pol], Mintauja [Lith], Yelgava, Jelgawa, Iyelgava, Elgava

Russian: Елгава / Митава. Yiddish: מיטאַווע / מיטאַו

Capital of Courland Gubernia. 26 miles SW of Rīga.

Jewish Population: 5,879 (in 1897), 2,039 (in 1935)

1900: 

Mitava, Mitava uyezd, Courland gubernia, Russian Empire

1930: 

Jelgava, Jelgava apriņķis, Zemgale apgabals, Latvia

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