There are numerous and speculative theories for the origin of the name Riga:
• It is an adapted borrowing from the Livonian ringa meaning loop, referring to the ancient natural harbour formed by the tributary loop of … 查看更多內容

The head of the city government in Riga is the mayor, or officially the Chairman of the Riga City Council. He is assisted by one or more Vice Mayors (deputy mayors). The current mayor since October 2020 is Mārtiņš Staķis elected from Movement For!, which is a part … 查看更多內容

Riga is one of the key economic and financial centres of the Baltic states. Roughly half of all the jobs in Latvia are in Riga and the city generates more than 50% of Latvia's … 查看更多內容

Founding
The river Daugava has been a trade route since antiquity, part of the Vikings' Dvina–Dnieper navigation route 查看更多內容

Riga is the second largest city (after Vilnius) in the three Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Riga is home to approximately one tenth of the three Baltic countries' … 查看更多內容

With 605,800 inhabitants in 2022 as according to the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Riga was the largest city in the Baltic states, though its population has decreased from just over 900,000 in 1991 and it is expected to be decrowned by Vilnius. … 查看更多內容

Theatres
• The Latvian National Opera was founded in 1918. The repertoire of the theatre embraces all opera masterpieces. The Latvian National … 查看更多內容