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Roberts Bluķis
Roberts Bluķis (4 April 1913 – 14 April 1998) was a Latvians, Latvian ice hockey and basketball player. Throughout his career, he played ice hockey for Rīgas US, HK ASK Rīga, and Dinamo Riga (original), Dinamo Riga. Bluķis also played hockey for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team, Latvian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics and in four ice hockey world championships, World Championships. He finished his career after World War II with three seasons at Augsburger Panther, Augsburger HC. In basketball, he was a three-time Latvian champion and played for the Latvia men's national basketball team, Latvian national team at the 1935 International University Games, 1935 and 1937 International University Games. He studied at the Riga Technical University, earning a degree in engineering, and moved to Germany and then the United States after the Second World War. There he worked in civil service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rīgas US
Riga district () was an Districts of Latvia, administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. It was the ''de facto'' successor of the historical Riga county since 1949. Beginning from the west and counterclockwise to the east, Riga district bordered the districts of Tukums district, Tukums, Jelgava district, Jelgava, Bauska district, Bauska, Ogre district, Ogre, Cēsis district, Cēsis and Limbaži district, Limbaži. The area of the district was 3,058 km² with a population of 159,247 in January 2009. Riga district was one of the largest regions of Latvia, it was strategically important and also had some of the most developed infrastructure in Latvia. It was a cross-point of 10 major motorways and a junction of 6 important railroad lines. Districts were eliminated during the . History One of the first ancient settlements was situated in this district and dates from the 9th century Before Christ, BC. Across time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |