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Europe. Riga ( / ˈriːɡə / REE-gə) [a] is the capital, primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as the most populous city in the Baltic States. Home to 609,489 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population.
- House of The Blackheads
Cabinets were a temporary work-space for the President of...
- Mārtiņš Staķis
Mārtiņš Staķis (born 4 July 1979) is a Latvian politician...
- Riga International Airport
RIX Riga Airport (Latvian: RIX Rīgas lidosta; IATA: RIX,...
- Freedom Monument
The Freedom Monument (Latvian: Brīvības piemineklis) is a...
- History
The history of Riga, the capital of Latvia, begins as early...
- Latvia
Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the...
- House of The Blackheads
May 2, 2024 · Riga, city and capital of Latvia. It occupies both banks of the Daugava (Western Dvina) River, 9 miles (15 km) above its mouth on the Gulf of Riga. An ancient settlement of the Livs and Kurs, Riga emerged as a trading post in the late 12th century. Learn more about Riga in this article.
- Guntis Smidchens
Latvia's capital city Riga, founded in 1201 by Germans at the mouth of the Daugava, became a strategic base in a papally-sanctioned conquest of the area by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. It was to be the first major city of the southern Baltic and, after 1282, a principal trading centre in the Hanseatic League .
Riga is the capital city of the European country of Latvia. Riga is on river Daugava near the Baltic Sea . The historical center of Riga is in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and is notable for its Art Nouveau architecture, which, according to UNESCO, has no equal in the world.
Riga is the financial, creative, and cultural centre of Latvia. It is the capital and the largest city in Latvia, it is also the largest city in the Baltic States. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of Daugava, Riga has a population of approximately 640,000 inhabitants, or 1/3 of the population of Latvia.
