Aizpute is a town in western Latvia's South Kurzeme Municipality in the valley of the Tebra River, 50 km northeast of Liepāja.The territory of modern Aizpute was inhabited by ancient Curonians since the 9th century. St. John Lutheran church was built on the Curonian hillfort.In the 13th century during the Livonian crusade, the territory of Aizpute was conquered by German crusaders. In 1248 the master of the Livonian Order Dietrich von Grüningen ordered the building of a stone castle in Aizpute. The castle and the whole settlement became known as Hasenpoth.After the partition of Courland in 1253 Aizpute became part of the Bishopric of Courland.In 1260 Aizpute church was built.
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