Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: Dobele is a town in the cultural region Zemgale in Latvia , and is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river BÄ `` rze . It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First World War .
Simplified: Dobele is a town in Latvia with town rights since 1917 .