After the war, in 1919, Mitau became a battleground between Bolshevik Red Guards, German paramilitaries, and Latvian freedom-fighters. After the victory of the latter group in November 1919 , Mitau, renamed to Jelgava, became an important city in independent Latvia .

Capital of the government of Courland, Russia; situated about 20 miles from Riga on the Drixa, an arm of the River Aa. The castle of Mitau was founded by the German Knights in 1263; and the town itself received its charter in 1435. Under the rule of …

Jelgava Palace (Latvian: Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace (Latvian: Mītavas pils, German: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states.

JELGAVA (Ger. Mitau; Rus. (until 1917) Mitava), city in Zemgale district (Courland), Latvia; formerly capital of *Courland. Jews lived in Jelgava from the late 17 th century, but their residence was endangered with expulsion orders (that were circumvented), and …

Mitau is the German name for Jelgava, located in the historical German region of Kurland, today called Latvia.

Yiddish: מיטאַווע / מיטאַו. Capital of Courland Gubernia. 26 miles SW of Rīga.

Jelgava, city, Latvia, on the Lielupe River southwest of Riga. In 1226 the Brothers of the Sword, a religious and military order, built the castle of Mitau there; town status was conferred on the settlement in 1376.

It is the principal city in the Latvian region of Zemgale, one of the four major regions of the country. The German name for Jelgava is Mitau. [2] . Jews began settling in Jelgava in the early 16th century, which was the start of the Jewish presence in Latvia. [3] . Many leaders of the Zionist movement came from Jelgava. [1]

In 1852, there were 23,743 Jews in Courland gubernia, and 4,189 in Jelgava (Mitau), comprising 22% of the inhabitants. In 1780, the first Jewish school with three teachers was established in Mitau. Courland Jews in the 19th century

Jelgava (deutsch Mitau) ist eine Stadt in Lettland in der Region Semgallen 44 km südwestlich von Riga. Bis 1919 war Mitau die Hauptstadt von Kurland und im Gegensatz zum hanseatischen Riga adelig geprägt.