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Telephone Numbers In Latvia
The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special services. The assigning process is controlled by the Electronic Communications Office () and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (). Format The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines. During the Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the area code. Mobile telephones * 2xх xx xxx—mobile phones. Geographic numbering * 5 xx xxxxx, 6 xx xxxxx, 7 xx xxxxx—landlines and other location-based numbers. The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with payphones throughout the country. Services A variety of service numbers are as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Telephone Numbering Plan
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, reachable by a system of destination code routing. Telephone numbering plans are defined world-wide, as well as within each of the administrative regions of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and in private telephone networks. In public numbering systems, geographic location typically plays a role in the sequence of numbers assigned to each telephone subscriber. Many numbering plan administrators subdivide their territory of service into geographic regions designated by a prefix, often called an area code or city code, which is a set of digits forming the most-significant part of the dialing sequence to reach a telephone subscriber. Within such regions designated by area codes, locally unique telephone number are assigned based on lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cēsis District
Cēsis district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It bordered the former districts of Valmiera and Valka to the north, Limbaži and Riga to the west, Gulbene to the east, Ogre and Madona to the south. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The center of the district was the city of Cēsis. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Cities, municipalities and parishes in the Cēsis district * Amata Municipality * Cēsis city * Drusti Parish * Dzērbene Parish * Ineši Parish * Jaunpiebalga Parish * Kaive Parish * Liepa Parish * Līgatne Līgatne (; ) is a town in Līgatne Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated on the Gauja, Gauja River. The village of Līgatne was built around the paper mill, still extant, on the River Ligatne (river), Līg ... cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krāslava District
Krāslava (; , , , , ) is a town and the administrative centre of Krāslava Municipality. The town lies on the Daugava, upstream and to the east of the city of Daugavpils. Most of the town is situated on the right coast of the Daugava. As defined by Latvian law, Krāslava belongs partially to the Latgale region (on the right side of the Daugava) and partially to the Selonia region (on the left side of the Daugava). History * Krāslava was an important hillfort on the waterway from the Varangians to the Byzantine Empire since early Middle Ages, part of the orthodox Principality of Jersika in the 13th century. * In 1558 was mentioned for the first time in written sources of Livonian Order as ''Kreslau'' (in German). * In 1676 the church was built by Jesuit Order and Krāslava became the most northern located center of the Jesuit movement on the border with the areas dominated by Protestant and Orthodox churches. * In 1729 Count Jan Ludwik Plater bought Krāslava. For nearly two centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Preiļi District
Preiļi (; Polish language, Polish: ''Prele''; ; , previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality. History Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1250. The Preiļi Palace, Borch family manor was erected in 1836. By 1897 Preiļi had a population of 2104. Preiļi has had city rights since 1928. By 1935 there were 1662 people living in Preiļi of whom 50.97% were History of the Jews in Latvia, Jews. After World War II there were less than 1000 people living in Preiļi. During the Soviet Union, Soviet era many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and the population reached a peak of 9421 in 1989. Demographics Notable people * Jānis Ivanovs (1906-1983), classical music composer * Antonija Vilcāne (born 1956), medieval archaeologist Twin towns — sister cities Preiļi is Twin towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jēkabpils District
Jēkabpils district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into three cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Jēkabpils. Jēkabpils lies on both banks of the Daugava River. In the south the district bordered Lithuania and the length of the border was 44 km. It bordered the former districts of Madona to the north, Aizkraukle to the west, Preiļi and Daugavpils to the east. The total area of the district was 2,998 km2, the population was 53,473, making it the fifth largest region in Latvia based on area and population. On 4 January 2000, the unemployment rate was 10.6% of the economically active population according to the State Employment Board data. Jēkabpils was the eighth largest city in Latvia. There were two towns in the region— Viesīte with 2,230 inhabitants and Aknīste with 1,350 inhabitants. Urban population was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ogre District
The Ogre district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It was situated about 37 km east of the capital Riga. The principal city was Ogre with around 30 000 inhabitants. Historically a part of Riga district, it was split off during the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1947 and then introduced as a ''rajons'' in 1949. Districts were eliminated during the Latvian administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Cities and towns *Ikšķile *Ķegums *Lielvārde *Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ... Districts of Latvia {{Zemgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aizkraukle District
Aizkraukle district (, ) was an administrative division of Latvia from 1967 to 2009. It was located in Vidzeme and Selonia Selonia (; ), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia () as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania. Its main city and cultural ce ... regions, in the country's centre. Districts were introduced during the Soviet occupation of Latvia and were eliminated during the . References Districts of Latvia {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Madona District
Madona district () was an administrative division of Latvia from 1949 to 2009. it was located in the Vidzeme and Latgale regions in the country's east. Within the district is the highest point in Latvia - Gaiziņkalns. The district also bordered Latvia's largest lake, Lake Lubāns. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Most of Madona district was merged with the town of Madona to form Madona Municipality. Cesvaine, Ērgļi, Lubāna and Varakļāni were split off as separate municipalities until 2021. Cities *Cesvaine * Lubāna *Madona Madona (; ) is a town with town rights in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is the center of the Madona municipality. History The surrounding area of Madona had been populated in earlier times, which is confirmed by discoveries of old buria ... * Varakļāni Districts of Latvia {{latgale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Valka District
Valka district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km2. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008. The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes. The towns are: Valka (6459), Smiltene Smiltene () is a town in the Vidzeme region in northern Latvia, 132 km northeast of the capital Riga, and the administrative centre of Smiltene Municipality. It has a population of 5,536 (2015). Name Its original name was Smiltesele (the end ... (5996), Strenči (1474), and Seda (1692). Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. References Districts of Latvia {{Latvia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rēzekne District
Rēzekne (, ''Rēzne'' or ''Rēzekne'' , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called ''The Heart of Latgale'' (Latvian ''Latgales sirds'', Latgalian ''Latgolys sirds''). Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated east of Riga, and west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Other names The Latgalian name of the city is ''Rēzne'' ( ) or ''Rēzekne'' (). Historically, in German sources, the location has been known as ''Rositten''. It is called ''Rzeżyca'' in Polish. Under the Russian Empire the city was named ''Rezhitsa'' (; ), but since Soviet period known as ''Резекне'' (). History A Latgalian hill fort''Rēzekne.com''.History." Retrieved on 4 October 2006 is known to have existed at Rēzekne from the 9th to the 13th centuries, until its destruction at the hands of German crusa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Balvi District
Balvi district () was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and nineteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Balvi. History Until 1940, the area was a part of the Abrene county of the Republic of Latvia. After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, six parishes of the county and the town of Abrene were transferred to the Pskov Oblast of the Russian SFSR. In 1945, the remaining part was renamed Viļaka county. Ultimately, districts were introduced in 1949 by the Soviet occupation authorities to supersede counties – the Viļaka county was split into Abrene district (dissolved in 1959) and Balvi district. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Balvi district was split into Balvi Municipality, Baltinava Municipality, Rugāji Municipality and Viļaka Municipality. Cities and parishes in the Balvi distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
