Curonians - Geography

Geography

Bishop Rimbert of Bremen (lived before 888 AD) in his life of St. Ansgar, Vita Ansgarii described the territory inhabited by the Curonians (Cori) and gave the names of the administrative districts or lands (civitates):

  • Vredecuronia or Vanemane was the land in the northeast of Courland, today in the district of Talsi.
  • Wynda or Ventava was the land around the mouth of the river Venta, today in the district of Ventspils.
  • Bandowe (Bandava) south of Vindava, is today in the district of Kuldīga.
  • Bihavelanc or Piemare, also south of Bandava, is today in the district of Liepāja.
  • Powsare (Dovsare) or Duvzare was a land further south in Courland, today in the district of Liepāja.
  • Megowa or Megava (mentioned also as Negouwe in chronicles) 500 km², was in the environs of modern Palanga, Kretinga and Šventoji.
  • Pilsaten or Pilsāts was the smallest region of around 200 km², in the western part of modern Klaipėda district and northwestern part of Šilutė district.
  • Ceclis or Ceklis – the largest land of 1500 km² west of the Venta River in Samogitia, up to the Lithuanian-Latvian border.

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