Fun fact 5 about Jelgava
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In 2022, Jelgava suspended the cooperation agreements with Magadan and Baranavichy due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Jelgava
Latvia
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Jelgava
Latvia
Country
Latvia
Population
56.0K
Coordinates
56.65, 23.72
Jelgava is a state city in central Latvia. It is located about 41 kilometres southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. 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).
From the “Twin towns – sister cities” section
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