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Coat of arms of Latvia

Coat of arms of Latvia


The Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika) is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states—Estonia to the north and—Lithuania to the south, with Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia, Riga (Latvian: Rīga), is the largest city in the Baltic states.

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Location of Salaspils within Latvia

Salaspils (pronunciation (population 21,106 in the census of 2000, known as Kircholm until 1917), is a city 18 km south-east of Riga in Latvia, on the northern bank of Daugava river. Salaspils is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia. Archaeological excavations of 1964-1975 (during the construction of Riga HES) in ancient settlements, burial grounds and castle mounds give evidence of very dense population of the region. During the excavations which were the largest in the history of Latvian archaeology, on the right bank of the Daugava the oldest ever known settlement of indigenous Latvians – Salaspils Laukskola (Country School of Salaspils) was found. 11,000 years ago reindeer hunters had settled there. From the 10th to 15th century, the site was settled by the Livonian and Baltic tribes.

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Memorial to Andris Slapiņš, who was killed by OMON on January 20, 1991, in Riga edit 

Did You Know?

During its first independence (1918-1939):

  • Latvia had the second-best life expectancy in Europe? (France led with 14.0% over the age of 60, Latvia in second with 13.9%)

During its second independence:

  • By official data, more than 50,000 citizens emigrated since Latvia joined EU in 2004. However, recent polls (2006) suggest the actual number may be double that.
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Latvia News

News from Latvia

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Latvian Events

Holidays and observances in Latvia

  • January 1 - New Year’s Day
  • January 20 - Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991
  • January 26 - International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
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