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Oskars Voits
Oskars Augusts Voits (1866–1959) was a Latvian medical doctor and diplomat. In addition to a long medical career, Voits played a role in establishing Latvia's diplomatic relations abroad after the Latvian War of Independence. Biography Voits was born in 1866 in Ropaži Municipality, Ropaži Parish, Latvia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Livonia Governorate of the Russian Empire. After obtaining a primary education he enrolled in the University of Tartu, graduating in 1892. Voits worked as a doctor for much of his professional life, working first as a medical assistant in Tartu before working at a hospital in Saint Petersburg. During his residency in Saint Petersburg, Voits travelled extensively to Germany and Switzerland. After the Bolshevik government ended Russia's participation in World War I signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the German Empire, under the terms of which Russia relinquished its rights to a part of its western territory that included Voits' na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropaži Municipality
Ropaži Municipality ( lv, Ropažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2005 with the reorganization of Ropaži parish. The administrative centre is Ropaži. The population in 2020 was 6,835. On 1 July 2021, Ropaži Municipality was enlarged when Garkalne Municipality, Stopiņi Municipality and Vangaži town were merged with it. The entire territory of Ropaži Municipality is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme. Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums The center of Ropaži is 36 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. The Riga – Ērgļi railway, |