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Lūžņa
Lūžņa ( Livonian: ''Lūžkilā'') is a populated place in Tārgale parish, Ventspils municipality, Latvia, one of the twelve Livonian villages on the Livonian coast. Lūžņa was a long fishing hamlet at the coast of the Baltic Sea about 30 kilometers from Ventspils in the direction of Kolka. During the time of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, a military base was located not far from Lūžņa forcing the inhabitants to move elsewhere. At the beginning of the 21st century, only a few houses and their inhabitants are left along with a fairly wellkept cemetery. The Livonian people called this settlement ''Lūžkilā'' which is probably derived from the river Lūžupe along whose banks people had settled. The settlement long ago had a church but there is no record of how and when it was destroyed. The settlement of Lūžņa played a great role in the maintenance and development of the Livonian language during the interwar period. The town was often visited by Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonian People
The Livonians, or Livs ( Livonian: ''līvlizt''; Estonian: ''liivlased''; Latvian: ''līvi'', ''lībieši''), are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia. Livonians historically spoke Livonian, a Uralic language closely related to Estonian and related to Finnish. The last person to have learned and spoken Livonian as a mother tongue, Grizelda Kristiņa, died in 2013, making Livonian a dormant language. As of 2010, there were approximately 30 people who had learned it as a second language. Historical, social and economic factors, together with an ethnically dispersed population, have resulted in the decline of the Livonian population, with only a small group surviving in the 21st century. In 2011, there were 250 people who claimed Livonian ethnicity in Latvia. History Prehistory The exact date of migration of Livonians to the region has been disputed. "The Livonians claim to have inhabited their present homeland for over 5,000 years." "The Finni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonian Coast
Livonian Coast ( liv, Līvõd Rānda, italic=no; lv, Lībiešu krasts, italic=no) is a territory of Latvia historically inhabited by Livonian people. It is located in Northern Courland and encompasses twelve Livonian villages. The protected area is about 60 kilometers long. On February 4, 1991, the Latvian government created a culturally protected territory called ' – the Livonian Coast – which included all twelve of the Livonian villages: Lūžņa (Livonian: Lūž), Miķeļtornis (Pizā), Lielirbe (Īra), Jaunciems (Ūžkilā), Sīkrags (Sīkrõg), Mazirbe (Irē), Košrags (Kuoštrõg), Saunags (Sǟnag), Vaide (Vaid), Kolka (Kūolka) (see also Cape Kolka), Pitrags (Pitrõg), and Melnsils (Mustānum). The Latvian government discourages new settlements here and prohibits alterations to historical village sites. Also, it is restricted for anyone to start a hotel, restaurant, or other public establishment which might adversely influence the Livonian culture or draw o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonian Language
The Livonian language ( liv, līvõ kēļ, link=no or ; et, liivi keel, link=yes) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Livonia, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia. Although its last native speaker died in 2013, there are about 40 reported L2 speakers and 210 having reported some knowledge of the language. Possibly uniquely among the Uralic languages, Livonian has been described as a pitch-accent language (see below). Currently, the only person whose native language is Livonian is Kuldi Medne who was born in 2020. Her parents are Livonian language revival activists Jānis Mednis and Renāte Medne. Some ethnic Livonians are learning or have learned Livonian in an attempt to revive it, but because ethnic Livonians are a small minority, opportunities to use Livonian are limited. The Estonian newspaper ''Eesti Päevaleht'' erroneously announced that Viktors Bertholds, who died on 28 February 2009, was the last native sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Loorits
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Oscar (other) * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull), #16, (d. 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull * Oscar (fish), ''Astronotus ocellatus'' * Oscar (therapy cat), cat purported to predic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Border Troops
The Soviet Border Troops (russian: Пограничные войска СССР, Pogranichnyye voyska SSSR) were the border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to the Soviet state security agency: first to the ''Cheka''/State Political Directorate, OGPU, then to NKVD/Ministry for State Security (USSR), MGB and, finally, to the KGB. Accordingly, they were known as NKVD Border Security and KGB Border Troops. Unlike the border guards of many other countries, Soviet Border Troops also included the sea, maritime border guarding units, and aviation units (i.e., a coast guard). The mission of the Border Troops included repulsing armed incursions into Soviet territory; preventing illegal crossings of the border or the transport of weapons, explosives, contraband or subversive literature across the border; monitoring the observance of established procedures at border crossing points; monitoring the observance by Soviet and foreign ships of navigation procedures in Soviet territoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Military District
The Baltic Military District () was a military district of the Soviet armed forces in the Baltic states, formed briefly before the Operation Barbarossa, German invasion during the World War II. After end of the war the Kaliningrad Oblast was added to the District's control in 1946, and the territory of Estonia was transferred back to the Baltic Military District from the Leningrad Military District in 1956. The Baltic Military District was disbanded after dissolution of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and reorganised into the North Western Group of Forces, which ended its existence after withdrawal of all Russian troops from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on 1 September 1994. World War II First formation The Baltic Military District was first created by order of the People's Commissar of Defence, USSR People's Commissar of Defence on 11 July 1940, under the command of Colonel General Alexander Loktionov. Its headquarters was formed from the headquarters o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelma Belte
Zelma may refer to: Places Australia * Zelma, Queensland, a town in the Mackay Region United States *Zelma, Indiana, unincorporated community in Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana *Zelma, Saskatchewan, small hamlet in Saskatchewan People * Zelma Davis, Liberian-born singer who rose to fame in the early 1990s *Zelma Hedin (1827–1874), Swedish actress *Zelma Henderson (1920–2008), the last surviving plaintiff in the 1954 landmark federal school desegregation case * Zelma Huppatz (1906–1982), Australian army nurse and hospital matron *Zelma Long, American enologist and winemaker *Zelma Watson George Zelma Watson George (December 8, 1903 – July 3, 1994) was a well-known African-American philanthropist who was famous for being an alternate in the United Nations General Assembly and, as a headliner in Gian-Carlo Menotti's opera ''The Medium'', ... (1903–1994), well known African American philanthropist Fictional characters * The Groovy Girls dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lote Lindenberga
Lote may refer to: Places *Lote, Norway, a village in Eid municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway *Lote, India, an area in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra People *Denis Kiwanuka Lote (1938–2022), Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo *Lote Raikabula (born 1983), a New Zealand Rugby union player *Lote Tuipulotu (born 1987), American professional rugby union player *Lote Tuqiri (born 1979), former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes *Lote Tuqiri (rugby union, born 1987) (born 1987), Japan international rugby union sevens player *Thomas Lote (MP fl. 1363), English politician and brewer * Thomas Lote (MP fl. 1380–1390), English politician from Chippenham Other *Lote tree (other) *Lote language, an Austronesian language spoken around Cape Dampier in Papua New Guinea *Languages Other Than English, LOTE is a frequently used acronym in Australia and New York *Living on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marija Leite
Marija is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecutive vowels or the use of the palatal approximant, "Mary" in these languages is ''Marija'' if consecutive vowels are disallowed and otherwise ''Maria''. Marija is the most common female name in Croatia. The name Marija was the most common feminine given name until 1969. The male equivalents are Marijan, Marijo and Mario. Notable people with the name include: * Marija Agbaba, Serbian handball player * Marija Bankauskaitė, Lithuanian ceramics artist * Marija Bursać, Bosnian Serb Yugoslav resistance fighter * Marija Čolić, Serbian handball player * Marija Ćirović, Montenegrin model * Marija Dūdienė, Lithuanian painter * Marija Gimbutas, Lithuanian-American archaeologist * Marija Gluvakov, Serbian pianist * Marija Jovanović, Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Belte
Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist *Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist *Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress *Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian athlete * Janis Hughes (born 1958), British politician * Janis Ian (born 1951), American songwriter and folksinger *Janis Irwin (born 1984), Canadian politician *Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer and songwriter *Janis Kelly (volleyball) (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player *Janis Kelly (soprano), Scottish opera singer * Janis Paige (born 1922), American actress *Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter *Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American bassist *Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse Fictional characters *Janis Gold, a fictional character on ''24'' *Janis Day, one of the two main characters in the comic strip ''Arlo and Janis'' *Janis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
