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Līga (name)
Līga is a Latvian given name. Its nameday is on June 23, which is the Latvian festival day of Līgo. Persons *Līga Dekmeijere (born 1983), Latvian tennis player * Līga Glāzere (born 1986), Latvian biathlete *Līga Kļaviņa (born 1980), Latvian female heptathlete * Līga Liepiņa (born 1946), Latvian actress * Līga Purmale (born 1948), Latvian painter *Līga Velvere (born 1990), Latvian athlete track and field athlete See also * Liga (other) Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Ame ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Liga (name) Latvian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Region
The Baltic Sea Region, alternatively the Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states, refers to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, including parts of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. Unlike the "Baltic states", the Baltic region includes all countries that border the sea. Etymology The first to name it the ''Baltic Sea'' () was 11th century German chronicler Adam of Bremen. Denotation Depending on the context the ''Baltic Sea Region'' might stand for: * The countries that have shorelines along the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. * The group of countries that are members of the inter-governmental '' Baltic Assembly'' and '' Baltic Council of Ministers'', and generally referred to by the shorthand, Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. * Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, exclaved from the remainder of Russia.«The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian People
Latvians () are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture, history and ancestry. History A Balto-Finnic-speaking tribe known as the Livs settled among the northern coast of modern day Latvia. The Germanic settlers derived their name for the natives from the term Liv. They referred to all the natives as "Letts" and the nation as "Lettland", naming their colony Livonia or Livland. The Latin form, ''Livonia'', gradually referred to the whole territory of modern-day Latvia as well as southern Estonia, which had fallen under Germanic influence. Latvians and Lithuanians are the only surviving members of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family. Culture Influences Latvians share a common language and have a unique culture with traditions, holidays, customs and arts. The culture a ... [...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] |
Jāņi
Jāņi () is an annual Latvians, Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although, astronomically the solstice falls on the 21st or 22nd of June, the public holidays—Līgo Day and Jāņi Day—are on the 23rd and 24th of June. The day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply known as Līgo. On Jāņi, people travel from the city into the countryside to gather and eat, drink, sing and celebrate the solstice by observing the ancient folk traditions relating to renewal and fertility. It is celebrated both in Latvia and in many areas where the Latvian diaspora lives such as the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Australia. Etymology The name stems from the pre-Christian Latvian name of Jānis and had been found in written sources as early as the 19th century. The name stems from the verb ''jāt'' 'to come/ride/go' as a reference to the passage of the seasons and the advance of the cosmic flow. The name ''Līgo'' or ''Līgosvētki'' was first u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Dekmeijere
Līga Dekmeijere (born 21 May 1983) is an inactive Latvian tennis player. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 20 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 26 August 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 287. On 5 April 2010, she peaked at No. 54 in the doubles rankings. Dekmeijere has won her only WTA Tour, WTA tournament title at the 2008 Cachantún Cup, where she entered the doubles draw with Poland's Alicja Rosolska, defeating Mariya Koryttseva and Julia Schruff in the final. Playing for Latvia Fed Cup team, Dekmeijere has a win–loss record of 14–16. Doubles performance timeline WTA Tour finals Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 1 (runner–up) Doubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runner–ups) References External links * * * Official websiteESPN Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Dekmeijere, Liga 1983 births Living people Tennis players from Riga Latvian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Glāzere
Līga Glāzere (born 20 December 1986 in Cēsis) is a Latvian biathlete. Glāzere competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Latvia. Her best finish was 19th, as part of the Latvian relay team. Her best individual showing was 69th, in the sprint. She also placed 78th in the individual. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 20th, as part of the 2008 and 2009 Latvian women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 65th, in the 2009 individual. As of February 2013, Glāzere's best performance in the Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ... is 10th, as part of the women's relay team at Oberhof in 2007/08. Her best individual result is 57th, achieved twice, once in a sprint and once in an individual. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Kļaviņa
Līga Kļaviņa (born January 27, 1980, in Tukums) is a female heptathlete from Latvia, who began her career as a high jumper. She competed for her native Baltic nations, Baltic country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Achievements References *sports-reference 1980 births Living people Latvian female high jumpers Latvian heptathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia Sportspeople from Tukums {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Liepiņa
Līga Liepiņa (born August 1, 1946) is a Latvian actress. Biography Liepiņa was born in Naukšēni. Her father was a forest worker, her mother worked in a kindergarten. She finished school in 1964, the People's studio of the actor at the Riga Cinema studio in 1970 and the faculty of theatre at the Latvian Music Academy in 1974. After her studies, Liepiņa was part of the group of the State Theater of the Youth from 1971 to 1976. Since 1977 she was an actress at the National Theatre of Latvia. Films Her first film was '' Four White Shirts'' (''Elpojiet dzili'' or ''Cetri balti krekli'') directed by Rolands Kalniņš, from 1967. There she had the role of Bella. However, the film was forbidden by Soviet censorship. Liepiņa became famous by playing the role of Emma Karkls in the film ''U bogatoj gospozhi'' (''"У богатой госпожи"'') by Leonīds Leimanis in 1969 after a novel by Andrejs Upīts Andrejs Upīts (4 December 1877 – 17 November 1970) was a Latvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Purmale
Līga Purmale (born 4 October 1948 in Dundaga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian painter. At a young age she moved to Riga from the Latvian countryside to study painting, first at the Jānis Rozentāls Art High School and then at the Latvian Academy of Art. In the 1970s she and Miervaldis Polis, who was her husband at the time, started a new trend of photorealism in Latvian painting. She currently lives and works in Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni .... References External links Two Artists Who Broke All the Rules: Liga Purmale and Miervaldis Polis 1948 births Living people 20th-century Latvian painters 21st-century Latvian painters People from Talsi Municipality Contemporary painters 20th-century Latvian women painters 21st-century Latvian women pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Līga Velvere
Līga Velvere (born 10 February 1990) is a Latvian athlete competing in the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. Career Līga Velvere is known for her success in the 800m race. She represented Latvia at the 2014 European Championship and has since made a name for herself on the international stage. In February 2016, L. Velvere broke the long-standing Latvian record in the 800m indoor race, previously held by Marika Arent since 1985, with a time of 2:03.08. This was said to be a significant achievement. L. Velvere continued to improve her personal best over the years, setting new records at various competitions. At the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, she reached the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles race and placed 17th overall. In February 2017, L. Velvere broke her own Latvian record in the 800m indoor race with a time of 2:02.18. She went on to beat this record again in Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga (other)
Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin America * Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, football club from Costa Rica commonly known as "La Liga" * Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito * Liga MX, highest professional division of the Mexican football league system Romania * Liga I, highest professional division of the Romanian football league system * Liga Elitelor, a system of youth Romanian football leagues covering the under-17 and under-19 age groups Portugal * Liga Portugal, highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga Portugal 2, second highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga 3 (Portugal), third highest professional division of the Portuguese football league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Feminine Given Names
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: * Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) * Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
