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Ādaži Parish
Ādaži Parish () is an administrative unit of Ādaži Municipality, Latvia. The parish was initially established in 1866 as a part of Riga county. It was abolished by Soviet occupational authorities from 1949 to 1990. Two years later, in 1992, the seaside area of Ādaži Parish near Carnikava split off to form Carnikava Parish and later Carnikava Municipality. Villages of Ādaži parish The administrative center of Ādaži Parish is the town of Ādaži, which itself is not part of the parish. In terms of population, the largest village in the parish in 2022 was Kadaga, with 2,362 inhabitants. Kadaga is the location of the headquarters of the largest military area in Latvia - the NAF Ādaži Military Base. In total, the parish consists of 12 villages (3 large villages, 3 medium villages, 1 small village, 1 summer cottage village, and 6 sparsely populated villages), most of which are located along the A1 state highway "Rīga–Ainaži" ( Baltezers and Kadaga). Over the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ādaži Municipality
Ādaži Municipality () is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and plus the administrative centre, Ādaži. The municipality is located 25 km from the center of Riga. The municipality was formed in 2006 from Ādaži Parish of Riga district and became a first level unit in 2009. After the 2021 administrative reform, Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality. Description Geography Prior to 2021, the municipality consisted of the following villages: Alderi, Atari, Āņi, Baltezers, Birznieki, Garkalne, Kadaga, Stapriņi, Divezeri, Iļķene, Eimuri. The largest of them were Ādaži, Kadaga, Baltezers, Garkalne and Stapriņi. The total area is 162.9 km2. A large part of the territory of Ādaži municipality consists of the Ādaži military training ground of the Latvian National Armed Forces. A notable geographical feature is the Gauja River, which flows int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga County
Riga county (, , ) was a historic county of the Duchy of Livonia, the Governorate of Livonia, and the Republic of Latvia which was dissolved during the administrative territorial reform of the Latvian SSR in 1949. History The first iteration of Riga County (''distrikt'') was formed in 1566 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Livonia of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Treaty of Drohiczyn Riga county merged into the Wenden Voivodeship (Wenden Presidency until 1598) of Poland–LIthuania in 1582. The County of Riga was later restored in 1629 as a subdivision of Swedish Vidzeme as a consequence of the Truce of Altmark. After the incorporation of Livonia by the Russian Empire in 1721, it became one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia. Its capital was Riga, which was the capital of the governorate as well. After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the ''Rīgas apriņķis'' existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the Latvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Occupation Of The Baltic States (1940)
The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states covers the period from the Soviet– Baltic mutual assistance pacts in 1939, to their invasion and annexation in 1940, to the mass deportations of 1941. In September and October 1939 the Soviet government compelled the much smaller Baltic states to conclude mutual assistance pacts which gave the Soviets the right to establish military bases there. Following invasion by the Red Army in the summer of 1940, Soviet authorities compelled the Baltic governments to resign. The presidents of Estonia and Latvia were imprisoned and later died in Siberia. Under Soviet supervision, new puppet communist governments and fellow travelers arranged rigged elections with falsified results. Shortly thereafter, the newly elected "people's assemblies" passed resolutions requesting admission into the Soviet Union. In June 1941 the new Soviet governments carried out mass deportations of "enemies of the people". Consequently, at first many Balts greeted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnikava
Carnikava ( Livonian: ''Sarnikau'', , ''Zarnikau''), previously Sānkaule, is a village and the center of the Carnikava Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It's located 25 km north from Riga at the mouth of the Gauja River. Carnikava had 4689 residents as of January 2020, making it the largest village by population in Latvia (). Etymology The name ''Carnikava'' is believed to be of Livonian origin, with ''Sarnikau'' translating as ' ash tree valley' (''ošleja'' in Latvian). In German, the name ''Koivemund'' translates as 'the mouth of the Koiva (river)', with ''Koiva'' being a Finno-Ugric name of the Gauja River. ''Sānkaule'' was briefly borrowed from one of the names of Carnikava Manor at the time. History The village was first mentioned in Livonian Chronicle of Henry in 1211 as a summoning place of Livonian troops. Later Carnikava grew into a fishermen village, where in the 17th century the first breeding fishery and canned fish fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnikava Parish
Carnikava ( Livonian: ''Sarnikau'', , ''Zarnikau''), previously Sānkaule, is a village and the center of the Carnikava Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It's located 25 km north from Riga at the mouth of the Gauja River. Carnikava had 4689 residents as of January 2020, making it the largest village by population in Latvia (). Etymology The name ''Carnikava'' is believed to be of Livonian origin, with ''Sarnikau'' translating as 'ash tree valley' (''ošleja'' in Latvian). In German, the name ''Koivemund'' translates as 'the mouth of the Koiva (river)', with ''Koiva'' being a Finno-Ugric name of the Gauja River. ''Sānkaule'' was briefly borrowed from one of the names of Carnikava Manor at the time. History The village was first mentioned in Livonian Chronicle of Henry in 1211 as a summoning place of Livonian troops. Later Carnikava grew into a fishermen village, where in the 17th century the first breeding fishery and canned fish facto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnikava Municipality
Carnikava Municipality () is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by reorganization of Carnikava Parish of the Riga district, with the administrative centre being Carnikava. The population in 2009 was 6,261 people. The parish itself was created in 1992 after splitting from Ādaži Parish. After the municipal reform of 2009, the districts were abolished and the Municipality became a national administrative unit. On 1 July 2021, Carnikava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Ādaži Municipality as Carnikava Parish. Symbols The coat of arms, first adopted in 2002 for the parish, featured a Carnikava lamprey and the mouth of the Gauja River, which flows into the Gulf of Riga in Carnikava. In 2015, the coat of arms was modified to bring the drawing of the lamprey closer to its real-life appearance. After Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality, the old coat of arms remained as the symbol of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ādaži
Ādaži () (formerly ) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. The town is the administrative center of Ādaži Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located by the highway A1 (Latvia), A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga. Latvia's longest river, the Gauja, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts. The town is sometimes popularly known due to the nearby ''Latfood'' factory producing ''Ādažu Čipsi'', the best known potato chip brand in Latvia. Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja. Ādaži has administrative offices, schools (Ādaži Elementary School, Ādaži Secondary School, and Ādaži Free Waldorf School), Kindergarten Strautins, several shops (Maxima, Rimi, Elvi) and service companies. History The castle of ''Neuermühlen'' has been documented since at least 1204. Here, the Battle of Neuermühlen took place in 1492. After the battle the Bishop of Riga has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadaga
Kadaga (also known as Ādaži-2) is a village in the Ādaži Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the town of Ādaži. The village was established across the Gauja from Ādaži during the Soviet occupation of Latvia as a military townlet for Soviet soldiers stationed at the . Today, the main complex of the training area – the Ādaži Military Base – is located within Kadaga, and various modern civilian housing projects have been built in the village as well. A beach is situated on the shores of Kadaga Lake. The population in 2021 was 2,230 and its area is . It is also located in the historical region of Vidzeme and the Riga Planning Region Riga Region (), officially Riga Planning Region () and shortened as RPR is one of five planning regions of Latvia, situated in the central part of Latvia, in and around the metropolis of Riga and along the shores of the Gulf of Riga. The state in .... References Populated places in Ādaži Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian National Armed Forces
The Latvian National Armed Forces (), or NBS, are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile, professional rapid response force and a reserve segment that can be called upon relatively fast for mobilization should the need arise. The National Armed Forces consists of Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force and National Guard. Its main tasks are to protect the territory of the State; participate in international military operations; and to prevent threats to national security. Mission The mission of the National Armed Forces (NAF) is to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation and to defend its population against foreign or domestic armed aggression. In order to implement these tasks, the NAF provide for the defence of the nation, its air space and national territorial waters, participate in large scale crisis response operations, perform emergency rescue operations, and participate in international peacekeeping operations. The ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltezers, Ādaži Municipality
Baltezers is a village in Ādaži Parish, Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia. It is sandwiched between the lakes of Lielais and Mazais Baltezers 4,4 km south of the municipal center of Ādaži. The A1 highway stretches through the village. History Baltezers historically formed around the Ādaži-Bukulti Castle (''Neuermühlen'', 1287) as Baltezers- Bukulti surrounding the parish church. In 1562, Gotthard Kettler appointed Heinrich von Don as the landlord.Hagemeister, Heinrich von. ''Materialien zu einer Geschichte der Landgüter Livlands.'' Teil 1. Riga:Eduard Franzen's Buchhandlung, 1836. S.52-53. The village itself took its modern shape after World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ..., as pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauja
The Gauja River (, ) is a river in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the only large river of Latvia that begins and ends its flow in Latvia. Its length is 460 km, of which 93.5 km (approximately one-fifth) are in Gauja National Park. In this part, the Gauja River flows through the Gauja Valley, which is between 1 and 2.5 km wide, and the maximum depth near Sigulda is 85 m. Thus, the Gauja is the longest river of Latvia if only the parts of the river in the country's territory are counted. The Daugava has only 367 km in Latvia, whereas the entire length of the river is over 1,000 km. The sandstone rocks on the banks of the Gauja and its adjoining rivers started forming 370 to 300 million years ago, during the Devonian period. History Before the 13th century, the Gauja River used to serve as a trade route and border river between the Livonian and Latgalian lands. In some territories, they used to live mixed together. When Livonian languages were s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
