Riga (/ ˈ r iː ɡ ə /; Latvian: Rīga (), Livonian: Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea.Riga's territory covers 307.17 km 2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3.3–32.8 ft) above sea level, on a flat and ...

A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a city/town that is composed of individual retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes).Such areas will typically be pedestrian-oriented, with street-side buildings, wide sidewalks, etc.. They may be located along a designated street, or clustered in mixed-use …

The vast majority of placenames in Ireland are anglicisations of Irish language names; that is, adaptations of the Irish names to English phonology and spelling. However, some names come directly from the English language, and a handful come from Old Norse and Scots.The study of placenames in Ireland unveils features of the country's history and geography and the …

Reykjavík (/ ˈ r eɪ k j ə v ɪ k,-v iː k / RAYK-yə-vik, -⁠veek; Icelandic: [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] ()) is the capital and largest city of Iceland.It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it ...

The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.It was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals.Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having a …

Aarau (German: , Swiss German: [ˈɑːræu̯]) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau.The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau.It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant.Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and …

Jūrmala (Latvian: [ˈjuːrmala] (); "seaside") is a state city in Latvia, about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Riga.Jūrmala is a resort town stretching 32 km (20 miles) and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a 33 km (21 miles) stretch of white-sand beach, and a population of 49,325 in 2019, making it the fifth-largest city in Latvia.

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The Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina took place from June 28 to July 3, 1940, as a result of an ultimatum by the Soviet Union to Romania on June 26, 1940, that threatened the use of force. Bessarabia had been part of the Kingdom of Romania since the time of the Russian Civil War and Bukovina since the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, and Hertsa …

Coburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkoːˌbʊʁk] ()) is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it was one of the capitals of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.