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Riga's territory covers 307.17 km 2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level [12] on a flat and sandy plain. [12] Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture ...
[4] [8] The evidence is conclusive, however, that Riga owes its name to its already-established role in commerce between East and West, [6] as a borrowing of the Latvian rija, for warehouse, the "y" sound of the "j" later transcribed and hardened in German to a "g"—most notably, Riga is named Rie (no "g") in English geographer Richard Hakluyt ...
Sydney's first Latvian-born resident was a Jewish convict from Riga transported to Sydney in 1829, Aaron Woolf, while seaman Krišsjānis Lūks was the first recorded ethnic Latvian to settle in Sydney in the 1850s, with the majority of early Latvian connections to Australia being connected to maritime trade. [50]
The default is Latvian citizenship for all children born to Latvia-resident parents. If the child is born outside Latvia or one of the parents is a citizen of another country, the parents have to submit an application and documents certifying that the child is not and has not been a citizen of any other country in order to be recognized as a ...
Andrew Smith (born 1992) - American-Latvian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League; Konstantīns Sokoļskis (1904–1991) – romance and tango singer; Ksenia Solo (born 1987) – Latvian-Canadian actress; Serge Sorokko (born 1954) – art dealer and publisher; Raimonds Staprans (born 1926) – Latvian-American painter
Latvia has a non-resident ambassador in Riga (in the Foreign Ministry). Serbia is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Stockholm . Latvia is an EU member and Serbia is an EU candidate. Latvian Foreign Ministry about relations with Serbia [49] Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Latvia [50] Slovakia
Riga City Council (Latvian: Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (Rīgas rātsnams) at the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) in the very heart of Riga. The Riga City Council consists of 60 councilors who are elected every 4 years is established on the basis of party ...
Latvia is a unitary state, currently divided into 43 local government units consisting of 36 municipalities (Latvian: novadi) and 7 state cities (Latvian: valstspilsētas) with their own city council and administration: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Liepāja, Rēzekne, Riga, and Ventspils.