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Roja, Latvia
Roja () is a large village in Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the center of Roja Parish and was the center of Roja Municipality Roja Municipality (, ) was a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been cr ... 2009 to 2021. The Roja Port is located in the village at the mouth of the Roja River. Since 2011, Roja hosts the ''RojaL'' Summer Film Festival, where films are also shown on the local beach. Music and art are also being showcased during the event. References Villages in Courland Populated places in Talsi Municipality {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talsi Municipality
Talsi Municipality (; Livonian language, Livonian: ) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze parish, Lauciene parish, Lībagi parish, Lube parish, Strazde parish, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish, Virbi parish, Talsi town, Stende town, Sabile town and Valdemārpils town with its countryside territory. In 2021 the municipality was expanded to include the former Dundaga Municipality, Dundaga municipality, Mērsrags Municipality, Mērsrags municipality and Roja Municipality, Roja municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality is Talsi city. The population in 2022 was 35,194. On 25 January 2023, a traffic sign was erected with the municipality's Livonian name to reflect its Livonians, Livonian cultural heritage as part of the Livonian language revival process. The sign is notable for being the first Livonian-language traffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courland
Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were formerly held by the same duke. The literal meaning of the name is "Land of Curonians". Geography and climate Situated in western Latvia, Courland roughly corresponds to the former Latvian districts of Kuldīga, Liepāja, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums and Ventspils. When combined with Semigallia and Selonia, Courland's northeastern boundary is the Daugava River, which separates it from the regions of Latgale and Vidzeme. To the north, Courland's coast lies along the Gulf of Riga. On the west it is bordered by the Baltic Sea, and on the south by Lithuania. It lies between 55° 45′ and 57° 45′ North and 21° and 27° East. The name is also found in the Curonian Spit and Lithuanian ''Karšuvos giria'' - the Courland wood. The area c ... [...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] |
Roja Parish
Roja Parish () is an administrative unit of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of 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 t .... From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Roja Municipality. Towns, villages and settlements of Roja parish * References Parishes in Talsi Municipality Courland {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roja Municipality
Roja Municipality (, ) was a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been created. The population in 2020 was 3,368. On 1 July 2021, Roja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality. See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009) The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 ... References Former municipalities of Latvia + {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roja Port
Roja Port () is the port authority of Roja, 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 t .... The port is located at the mouth of Roja River. Wikimapia References External links * Ports and harbours of Latvia Port authorities {{Latvia-g ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roja River
Roja may refer to: Film and television * ''Roja'' (film), a 1992 Tamil-language film by director Mani Ratnam ** ''Roja'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film * ''Roja'' (Tamil TV series), a 2018 soap opera * ''Roja'' (Telugu TV series), a 2019 soap opera People * Roja Chamankar, an Iranian poet * Gheorghe Constantin Roja, an Aromanian doctor, philologist and historian * Roja Selvamani, an Indian actress and politician Places * Roja, Latvia Roja () is a large village in Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the center of Roja Parish and was the center of Roja Municipality Roja Municipality (, ) was a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality wa ..., a settlement in Roja Municipality, Latvia See also * Rojas (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In Courland
A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
