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Swedish Livonia, between Swedish Estonia and Courland (1600s) Livonia, [a] known in earlier records as Livland, [1] [b] is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia.
Livonia (/ l ə ˈ v oʊ n j ə / lə-VOHN-yə) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] A western suburb of Detroit, Livonia is located roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 95,535. [5]
The Duchy of Livonia, [2] [a] also referred to as Polish Livonia or Livonia, [b] was a territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that existed from 1561 to 1621. It corresponds to the present-day areas of northern Latvia (Vidzeme and Latgale) and southern Estonia.
Latvia (/ ˈ l æ t v i ə / ⓘ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes / ˈ l ɑː t v i ə / LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija ⓘ), [14] officially the Republic of Latvia, [15] [16] is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south.
Swedish Livonia (Swedish: Svenska Livland) was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1629 until 1721. The territory, which constituted the southern part of modern Estonia (including the island of Ösel ceded by Denmark after the Treaty of Brömsebro) and the northern part of modern Latvia (the Vidzeme region), represented the conquest of the major part of the Polish-Lithuanian Duchy of Livonia ...
Livonia: from the video game ARMA 3: Contact and DayZ: Livonia, it is a Polish-speaking Baltic country that is a member of NATO and borders four other countries, including Russia through Kaliningrad, and Belarus. [20] Losania is a small country in Eastern Europe by World's End Harem. Lower Slobovia: fictional island country in Al Capp's Li'l Abner
Livonian Coast (Livonian: Līvõd rānda; Latvian: Lībiešu krasts), also known as Livonia, is a culturally protected territory of Latvia that was historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected area is about 60 kilometers long.
Terra Mariana (Medieval Latin for 'Land of Mary') was the formal name [1] for Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia. [ b ] [ 4 ] It was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade , and its territories were composed of present-day Estonia and Latvia .