The fossils reported were found on the Kurzeme/Courland Peninsula in what is now western Latvia.

Auce Castle is a castle in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia.

As negotiations began, the Central Powers presented demands for the territory that they had occupied during the 1914-1916 period, including Poland, Lithuania and western Latvia.

A branch of this line was later also established in Courland (now western Latvia).

As elsewhere in central and western Latvia, Protestant churches - mostly Lutheran and Baptist - are predominant.

Under Swedish and largely German rule, western Latvia adopted Lutheranism as its main religion.

Prussia received promises of support for its interests in Courland (now southern and western Latvia).

Most of them spent the war years in Riga or western Latvia, but some fled across the Baltic Sea to Gotland.

In western Latvia, single farms are more popular and in villages, the houses are positioned in a circle around a central square.

Reģi is a village in Alsunga municipality in the historical region of Courland in western Latvia.