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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_RigaThe history of Riga, the capital of Latvia, begins as early as the 2nd century with a settlement, the Duna urbs, at a natural harbor not far upriver from the mouth of the Daugava River. Later settled by Livs and Kurs, it was already an established trade center in the early Middle Ages along the Dvina-Dnieper … See more
The Daugava River (Western Dvina, Dúna in Old Norse ) has been a trade route since antiquity, part of the Viking's Dvina-Dnieper navigation route via portage to Byzantium. A sheltered natural harbor 15 km upriver from the mouth of … See more
With the demise of the Livonian Order during the Livonian War, Riga for twenty years had the status of a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire before it came under the influence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Treaty of Drohiczyn, which ended the … See more
There then followed World War II, with the Soviet occupation and annexation of Latvia in 1940; thousands of Latvians were arrested, tortured, executed and deported to See more
By the end of the 19th. century Riga had become one of the most industrially advanced and economically prosperous cities in the entire Empire, and of the 800,000 industrial … See more
The 20th century brought World War I and the impact of the Russian Revolution to Riga. The Imperial German Army marched into Riga in 1917. In … See more
The policy of economic reform introduced as Perestroika by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev led to a situation in the late 1980s in which many Soviet republics, including Latvia, … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseHistory of Riga | On Latvia
https://www.onlatvia.com/history-of-riga-206Throughout its millennium-long history, Riga remained the main metropolis and trade center of East Baltic. Medieval age: Crusaders to Merchants (until 1581) Riga's location on the mouth of Daugav Medieval age: Crusaders to …
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Riga was briefly an independent city-state but passed to Poland in 1581. It was captured by Sweden in 1621 and then taken in 1709–10 by Peter the …
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Riga was founded by the Bishop Albert and he founded the Brothers of the Sword 1237 The Livonian Brothers of the Sword joins the Teutonic Knights, that has got official recognition as a …
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The history of Riga, the capital of Latvia, begins as early as the 2nd century with a settlement, the Duna urbs, at a natural harbor not far upriver from the mouth of the Daugava River. Later …
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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 …
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On November 11 the Latvian counteroffensive began and by the end of the month they were driven from Latvia. During battles in Riga, Latvian forces were supported by British …
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Riga was likewise incorporated into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1581 but was taken by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in 1621; Vidzeme, the greater part of Livonia north of the Western Dvina, was ceded to …
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Occupation of Latvia by Soviet Union 1944-1945: The Soviet army reentered Riga. 1955: About thirty thousand deportees returned to Latvia from the USSR under a general amnesty. 1981: …
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46 rows · Foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Today's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation of the 1918–1940 republic. …
