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Teodors Sukatnieks
Teodors Sukatnieks (born 19 May 1894, died between 1941 and 1944) was a Latvian Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, men's discus throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died during World War II in a Soviet prison camp. References External links * 1894 births 1940s deaths Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Latvian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Latvia People who died in the Gulag Latvian people who died in Soviet detention Civilians killed in World War II {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventspils
Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River. Other names Ventspils was historically known as ''Windau'' in German. A Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire was ''Виндава (Vindava)'' or ''Виндау (Vindau)'' although ''Вентспилс (Ventspils)'' has been used since World War II. Some other names for the city include liv, Vǟnta and pl, Windawa. History Ventspils developed around the Livonian Order Ventspils Castle, built along the Venta River. It was chartered in 1314 and became an important mercantile city of the Hanseatic League. As part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
