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486:. In 1925 the city had only 1577 inhabitants. During the Republic of Latvia the town was renamed Jaunjelgava (literary: New Jelgava). In the 1930s a 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long and 3 m (9.8 ft) tall dam was constructed to protect the town from floods.
525:. Its Jewish community was established toward the close of the seventeenth century. In 1858 first Jewish school was opened in the town. In 1897, 3,800 of its population of 5,223 were Jews. By 1935, only 25% of the city's population was Jewish. Some of them were
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326:"; German:
308:Jaunjelgava
267:Postal code
158:Town rights
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1307:Salacgrīva
1057:Aizkraukle
890:Aizkraukle
864:Aizkraukle
685:References
457:Jacobstadt
404:In 1652 a
342:region of
207:Population
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1272:Pāvilosta
1252:Mazsalaca
1217:Lielvārde
1177:Jēkabpils
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906:Aiviekste
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531:Holocaust
443:. During
367:Vecsērene
338:, in the
229:Time zone
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941:Mazzalve
916:Daudzese
874:Pļaviņas
846:Parishes
679:Bus stop
594:See also
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383:Neustadt
373:In 1567
360:selonian
283:+371 651
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1357:Strenči
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705:31 July
606:Gallery
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489:During
482:by the
461:taverns
453:rafters
449:cholera
354:History
340:Selonia
324:Jelgava
296:Website
272:LV-5134
137:Country
109:56°36′N
1417:Zilupe
1412:Viļāni
1407:Viļaka
1372:Tukums
1362:Subate
1352:Stende
1317:Saldus
1302:Sabile
1287:Preiļi
1267:Olaine
1257:Mārupe
1247:Madona
1237:Lubāna
1232:Līvāni
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