Facts about Riga
Riga is located in Latvia
Riga
Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°E /
56.94889; 24.10639Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N
24.10639°E / 56.94889; 24.
Ghetto Riga, Maskavas Forštate, Moscow Forshtat
Location
Riga, Latvia and vicinity, including Rumbula and Biķernieki forests
Date
July 1941 to October 1943
Incident type
Imprisonment, mass shootings, forced labor, starvation, exile, forced
abortions and sterilization
iGuide•Europe•Baltic states•Latvia•Riga Riga is the capital of Latvia,
the largest city in the Baltic States, and the second-largest city of
the Eastern Baltic.
The Riga Hotel, situated in the most beautiful area of the city, just
opposite the National Opera House and Freedom Monument, was built in
1956. It contains 235 rooms that are supplied with satellite
television, radio, direct dial phone, trouser press, mini bar and
hairdryer.
Address: Aspazijas Blvd.
It is terminal station of Train Riga - Moscow, and hence it is
directly connected with Riga Central Station :)
There are not too many objects outside of Latvia, which contain word
Riga in its name, so I guess I have good chances to cover them all in
this blog as well :)
Labels: cars, outside latvia,
Riga is the capital of Latvia, the largest city in the Baltic States,
and the second-largest city of the Eastern Baltic.
very center of Riga, next to one of the most beautiful places of the
city, the Old Riga, with its most notable objects of culture, art and
leisure.
(1921) Treaty between Poland and Russia signed in Riga, Latvia, that
ended the Russo-Polish War of 1919 – 20 and set their mutual border.
The treaty, which gave Poland parts of Byelorussia (Belarus) and
Ukraine, lasted until World War II, after which a new treaty
established a new border.
Riga is
situated on both banks of the Western Dvina River, above its mouth on
the Gulf of Riga. It was founded as a trading post in 1201 on the site
of an ancient Liv settlement and joined the Hanseatic League in 1282.
6 kmThe Domina Inn Riga is
situated in the central area of the city, where guests will
enjoy walking distance from such attractions as Old Town, the
Art Nouveau district, the Riga Cathedral,
RIGA: (print this article)
By : Herman Rosenthal J. G. Lipman
ARTICLE HEADINGS:
Jewish Inns.
Under Russian Rule.
Isaac Solomon.
Importance of Jewish Trade.
Riga the capital city of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast
on the mouth of the river Daugava. Riga is the largest city in the
Baltic states.
Riga is known as Art Nouveau metropolis.
Our bus tour takes you past all the main Riga sights and attractions
of our beautiful city.
The tour is conducted by native-speaking audio guides and contains
competent and interesting commentaries on choice of 10 languages.
Riga is more than 800 years old and with a blend of a medieval centre
and a modern city. Mixed together so perfectly that it fits every
taste, with an enchanting and irresistible charm of old times. We
invite you to come and see for yourself.
What's Happening around Riga ? - Latest News, Events and info on
Inside Riga
-
Riga Weather Forecast
Click for Riga, Latvia Forecast
-
Riga bus info
Riga airport info
Riga taxi info
museums in Riga
Our professional staff is based in Riga and we keep in close touch
with all hotels and know where the best values and availability are:
* Rigahotels.
Tourism in RigaRiga Tourism Coordination and Information CentreRiga
Tourism
Coordination and
Information Centre Selected
Home
About Riga
Tour-Guides
Maps
Events
Photo
Video
About usTourism
Baltics, Riga has the feel of a city that is just coming in from "the
cold" of communism. A pretty historic centre mixes a little uneasily
with concrete municipal buildings and Soviet-designed transport.
Welcome to Virtual Riga - the official city guide of the Latvian
capital - Riga. Virtual Riga provides top quality tourist information
about Riga, including summary of the latest events, option to book
hotel in Riga and much more.
Riga - Definition
=
The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical
limitations. The correct title is Rīga.