|
|
Rīga's News
News 1 - 4 of 4 [Total 1 Pages]
http://www.washingtoninternational.com/cf/wiFrames et.cfm "Latvia: A Fresh Start" An Interview with Ambassador Andrejs Pildegovics By Alan L. Dessoff, WashingtonInternational.com Ninety years after its founding and 17 years after it was reborn as a free and independent country, the Republic of Latvia is proud of the advances it has made in the global community and the place it occupies ... Read More
Labdien! (Good day!) This is your new mayor speaking! Enjoy the following Latvia travel video with many great shots of Riga and surrounding areas! More content/updates to come! Thanks for visiting! Paldies! Read More
History of the City of Riga part I
Scandinavian and Russian traders and raiders used
the Latgal, or Liv, fishing village on the site of
modern Rīga for centuries before German traders
first discovered it in the mid-12th century. In 1201
Bishop Albert von Buxhoevden from Bremen
founded the first German fort in the Baltics here,
as a bridgehead for the crusade against the
norther... Read More
|
