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# Kuldīga

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

**Kuldīga** — Current official Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.

Other forms in use:

- **Goldingen** — Historical German name, used in English accounts of Courland.
- **Goldingue** — Historical French exonym, relevant when an English text quotes older French Baltic histories.
- **Kuldiga** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuldīga for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Kuldīga** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Goldingue** — Historical French exonym for the Courland town, superseded in modern reference usage by Kuldīga.
- **Goldingen** — German historical name frequently retained in French histories of Courland.
- **Kuldiga** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuldīga for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Kuldīga is a town on the Venta River in western Latvia. Its old centre and brick bridge stand near the broad Venta waterfall and reflect the town's history in the Duchy of Courland.

## Notes

Goldingue is a historical French exonym, while current French reference usage retains Latvian Kuldīga. It is distinct from the German Goldingen spelling. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuldīga ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuldīga.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q155281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155281) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/kuldiga/?format=json)


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