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Definition: Riga from Collins English Dictionary

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1 the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Western Dvina on the Baltic Sea: a port and major trading centre since Viking times. Pop: 739 232 (2002 est)

Riga

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(rē'gӘ), city (2011 provisional pop. 657,424), capital of Latvia, on the Daugava (Western Dvina) River near its entry into the Gulf of Riga. A major Baltic port, it is also a rail junction, a military base, and an industrial and cultural center. Among Riga's industries are machine building, metalworking, shipbuilding and repairing, woodworking, food processing, and the manufacture of diesel engines, streetcars, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical apparatus, radio and telephone equipment, meteorological instruments, textiles, building materials, and paper. Riga is the site of Riga Technical Univ. (est. 1862), the Univ. of Latvia (est. 1919), the Latvian Academy of Sciences (1946), and numerous other educational and cultural institutions. The old section, or Hansa town, of Riga is circled by a park-lined moat and includes the ancient castle of the Livonian Knights (rebuilt at various periods), the 13th-century cathedral (rebuilt 16th cent., now Lutheran), and the Parliament building…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Capital of Latvia, on the River Daugava, on the Gulf of Riga. Founded at the beginning of the 13th century, it joined the Hanseatic League in 1282, growing into a major Baltic port. Tsar Peter I (the Great) took the city in 1710. In 1918, it became capital of independent Latvia. In 1940, when Latvia…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 764,328), capital of Latvia. 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. In the Middle Ages it…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(rē'gӘ), city (2011 provisional pop. 657,424), capital of Latvia, on the Daugava (Western Dvina) River near its entry into the Gulf of Riga. A major Baltic port, it is also a rail junction, a military base, and an industrial and cultural center. Among Riga's industries are machine building, …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City and seaport, ✽ of Latvia, at S extremity of the Gulf of Riga on the Western Dvina River 9 mi. (15 km.) above its mouth; pop. (2000c) 764,329, incl. a sizable Russian minority; a principal Baltic port; produces diesel engines, electrical equipment, glass, chemicals, cement; shipyards; retains…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and port of Latvia; population (2014 est) 643,300. Industries include engineering, brewing, food processing, and the manufacture of textiles and chipboard. A member of the Hanseatic League from 1282, Riga has belonged in turn to Poland (1582), Sweden (1621), and Russia (1710). It was…
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Riga was independent from 1221 and in 1282 it...
Latvia Criteria - Human creative genius; Interchange of values The Historic Centre of Riga, while retaining its medieval and later urban fabric relatively intact, is of outstanding value by virtue of the quality and the quantity of its Jugendstil, or German Art Nouveau architecture, unparalleled…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Sunshine(average hours per day) Temperatures Discomfort from heat and humidity Precipitation and humidity Wet days(more than 0.1 mm/0.004 in) Average daily Highest recorded Lowest recorded Relative humidity Average monthly precipitation minimum maximum 0730 1330 °C °F °C °F °C °F °C °F % mm in Jan 1…
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Full text Article TREATY OF RIGA

From Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliances
TREATY AT A GLANCE Completed March 18, 1921, at Riga, Poland (present-day Latvia) Signatories Poland and Russia and the Ukraine Overview The treaty ended the Russo-Polish War of 1919–20–but one theater in the vast Russian civil war–by resolving the Russian-Polish frontier, thus freeing the Red Army…
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Full text Article Riga, Gulf of

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Large gulf of the Baltic Sea . Bounded by Latvia and Estonia, it covers about 7,000 sq mi (18,000 sq km). The gulf, icebound from December to April, has a maximum depth of 177 ft (54 m). The coasts are mostly low and sandy, and several important rivers, including…
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