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Pētersala-Andrejsala
Pētersala-Andrejsala is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located near the Freeport of Riga and consists of the areas of Pētersala and Andrejsala Andrejsala is a area located in the Pētersala-Andrejsala neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center. It had the potential to become a significant art, culture and entertainment center .... Neighbourhoods in Riga {{Riga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrejsala
Andrejsala is a area located in the Pētersala-Andrejsala neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center. It had the potential to become a significant art, culture and entertainment center with exhibition halls, clubs, workshops, studios, cafe, hotel, but many of those dreams went into disrepair. The plans for future development of the area were in the works as of June, 2007, but as with classic cases of urbanisation, many of the artistic ventures disappeared. Buildings without heritage value in Andrejsala have been demolished one-by-one. In 1282 Riga became a member of the Hanseatic League bringing both commerce and industry to Riga. In 2001, Riga celebrated its 800th anniversary as a city. On 1 May 2004 Latvia joined the European Union. Riga development plan for years 2006 - 2018 envisions a cruise ship terminal at Andrejsala quay. Andrejsala was the venue of every single Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern District, Riga
Northern District ( lv, Ziemeļu rajons) is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Administrative divisions The Northern District consists of several arrondissements: * Čiekurkalns (partly the Vidzeme District) * Jaunciems * Kundziņsala * Mangaļsala * Mežaparks * Mīlgrāvis * Pētersala-Andrejsala * Sarkandaugava * Trīsciems * Vecāķi * Vecdaugava * Vecmīlgrāvis Vecmīlgrāvis is a neighbourhood in Riga, the capital of Latvia, located in the northern part of the city, about 12–14 km from the city centre. From 1203 until 1305 the present Vecmīlgrāvis territory belonged to the Daugavgrīva Abbey. In ... Education There are 12 secondary education establishments (schools) in the Northern District: References Administrative divisions of Riga {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Riga
The flag of Riga is one of the official symbols of Riga, along with the coat of arms of Riga. Design The regulation on the flag of Riga, standard of the City Council chairman of Riga, and the flagship pennant of Riga, on the Riga City Council Binding Regulations No.181, states that : Flag of Riga #The flag of Riga is divided into equal parts, with blue at the top and white at the bottom. #The color ratio of the flag is 1:1. #The ratio of the width and length of the flag is 1:2. #The greater coat of arms of Riga on the flag is placed in the middle of the flag and depicted on the obverse and reverse sides of the flag, which is 2/5 of the width of the flag #For example, if the flag's dimensions are 1 × 2 m and 1.5 × 3 m; the heights of the coats of arms are 40 cm and 60 cm respectively. Standard of the City Council chairman of Riga #The standard of the chairman of the Riga City Council is based on white fabric with 2 cm wide blue borders. #On both si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighbourhoods, in some annoying, inchoate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport Of Riga
Riga Free Port ( lv, Rīgas brīvosta) is a major port on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, located in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It stretched for 15 kilometers along both banks of the Daugava within the city limits, the area of the port is 1962 ha, water area - 6348 hectares. Navigation is carried out year-round. Most of the cargo turnover is made up of transit cargoes from and to CIS. The main objects of cargo handling are coal, oil products, timber, fertilizer and container cargoes. While the Ventspils Free Port and Liepaja Port specialize in export, a significant part of the activities of the Freeport of Riga is import. At the beginning of the 2000s, the goods arriving at the Riga port amounted to 70 percent of the incoming freight turnover of all the Latvian ports taken together. In 2012, the Freeport of Riga took the 4th place in overall cargo turnover among the ports of the eastern Baltic (after Primorsk, St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga) and 3rd place in container freigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
