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Skrunda

Northern Europe

Skrunda is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in Kuldiga Municipality, lying about 150 kilometers west of the capital, Riga. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1704 1
Area (sq km)
4.43 1
Founding Year
1253 2
Founding Year
1253 2
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
50 1
Latitude
56.675556 degrees north 1
Longitude
22.016389 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. Skrunda (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,704 (2026)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 56.675556, longitude 22.016389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 50 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4.43 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1704 (2026)
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2. Skrunda (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Skrunda (; German: Schrunden) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1253
    The historical sources first mentioned Skrunda (German: Schrunden) in the Curonian Peninsula in 1253.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1253
    The historical sources first mentioned Skrunda (German: Schrunden) in the Curonian Peninsula in 1253.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1253
    The historical sources first mentioned Skrunda (German: Schrunden) in the Curonian Peninsula in 1253.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Skrunda - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 455520
    56.67749 22.01649 P PPL LV 15 0621209 1767 36 Europe/Riga
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 36 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.75, 22.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 56.75, 22.25
56.75 22.25 Dfb
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