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See also:WINDAU (See also:Russian V•indava, Lettish Wentepits) , a seaport and See also:sea-bathing resort of western See also:Russia, in the See also:government of See also:Courland, at the mouth of the See also:Windau, on the Baltic Sea, rro m. by See also:rail N.W. of See also:Riga . Pop . (1897), 7132 . It has a See also:castle built in 1290 . The See also:harbour, 20 and 25 ft. deep, is See also:free from See also:ice all the See also:year See also:round . See also:Timber, See also:grain and other commodities are exported to the See also:annual value of two to three millions See also:sterling; the imports range between three-quarters and one million sterling . |
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