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Riga (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 56 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 06 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally inhabited by early Baltic tribes, then settled by German merchants in 1158. Bishop Albert I of Livonia and Crusaders made it the center of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Rīga joined the Hanseatic League in 1282. Later ruled by Sweden, Poland, and Russia. The city was badly damaged in World War II. In 1943, the Germans established the Kaiserwald concentration camp in the city, and operated it, killing thousands, until Soviet forces approached in 1944; historic core named an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. |
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| Rīga (preferred,C,V,LC,O)
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| Riga (C,O,English-P)
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| Rija (C,V)
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| Riika (C,V)
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| Ryga (C,V)
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| Rigah (C,V)
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| ריגה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Rīga (special city) (P) |
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Riga (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by ancient Livs, modern town founded in 1201 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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established by Bishop Albert in 1201 |
| industrial center (C) |
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major industry developed here in 19th cen. |
| cultural center (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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since 1997 |
| concentration camp site (H) |
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1943-1944 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Latvia .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [7006541] |
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