Courlandians

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Courlandians are the people who once lived around the Curonian lagoon (there are still low numbers of some old Courlandians remaining, but they are almost died out), especially in the Curonian spit. They were primarily fisherman. Frequently they are considered to be Latvians and that was the reason for Latvian claims over the Curonian spit, Memel and some other territories of East Prussia immediately after Latvia had regained independence from Russia after World War 1. Later these claims were removed however.

Courlandians might also mean anybody originating from Courland.

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