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	Kaliningrad Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Curonian spit and some villages in the east of the Curonian lagoon as well as ones on the coast of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by the Courlandians.
		Thus the Lithuanian-speaking areas gradually became Germanised due to the migration of wealthy Germans from other parts of the country into the Lithuanian areas and the fact that the German language was perceived to be more prestigious than Lithuanian.
		In the 18th century Germans already made a majority of population in the southwest of what is now Kaliningrad Oblast and significant minorities in the other parts of the area as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast (1892 words)

	Gvido Straube
		Courlandian and Semgalian farmers generally sold fresh milk to the Hebrews for two or three silver kopecks per stops (a measure of volume which equals 1.275 liters).
		This helps to explain why the military structures of Kurzeme as far back as in the days of the duchy took on the role of protecting the Hebrew minority with tolerance and even sympathy, in spite of existing law - a situation which was not duplicated elsewhere in the Baltic region.
		In fact, the atypically tolerant attitude of the Courlandians, given the centuries old and strongly respected negative attitude toward the Hebrews which was prevalent elsewhere in Europe, earned them the sobriquet of "kings of the Jews" in one account /24/.
	www.roots-saknes.lv /Ethnicities/Jews/Texts/GvidoStraube.htm (3861 words)

	Lake Zebrus Lakes - Fishing - Recreation - LVM - Latvijas Valsts Mezi
		It seems that at this lake, Zemgale has hugged its sister, Kurzeme.
		Like an enormous silver brooch, Lake Zebrus joins together the old lands of the Semigallians and the Courlandians.
		It is no wonder that ancient Latvian castles and holy places sprang up around its shores.
	www.lvm.lv /eng/recreation/fishing/lakes?doc=1092 (382 words)

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