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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 ...
Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands ).
Vecmīlgrāvis is a neighbourhood in Riga, the capital of Latvia, located in the northern part of the city, about 12–14 km from the city centre. From 1203 until 1305 the present Vecmīlgrāvis territory belonged to the Daugavgrīva Abbey. In 1305 the abbey was sold to the Livonian Order and later it was included in the estate of Mangaļi ...
Central District (Latvian: Centra rajons) is one of the six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia. [1] With an area of 3 km 2 and a population of 25,128 inhabitants, it is the smallest and least populated district of the city.
name = Latvia Riga metropolitan Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Latvia Riga metropolitan.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 57.1 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 56.85 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 23.9167 Longitude at left edge of map, in ...
In 2013 Riga hosted the annual Northern Future Forum, a two-day informal meeting of the prime ministers of the Nordic-Baltic countries and the UK. [148] The Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe or e-Pine is the U.S. Department of State diplomatic framework for co-operation with the Nordic-Baltic countries. [149]
Jugla is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia.It is located in the Vidzeme Suburb, west of the Lake Jugla and southeast of the Lake Ķīšezers.Jugla is bordered by Čiekurkalns, Mežciems and Teika to the west, Dreiliņi to the southwest, Brekši to the southeast and Bukulti to the east.
Normandy (/ ˈ n ɔːr m ə n d i / NOR-mən-dee; French: Normandie [nɔʁmɑ̃di] ⓘ; Norman: Normaundie) is the northwesternmost of the eighteen regions of France, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine-Maritime.