Riga

Riga
Riga; Rīga
	— Ceety —
	A mosaic o several views o Riga
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	; Riga
	Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°E
Kintra	Latvie
	Govrenment
- Mayor	Nils Ušakovs
	Aurie(2002)
- Ceety	307.17 km2 (118.6 sq mi)
- Watter	48.50 km2 (18.7 sq mi) 15.8%
- Metro	10,132 km2 (3,912 sq mi)
	Indwallers (2010)
- Ceety	706,413
- Densitie	2,299.7/km2 (5,956.3/sq mi)
- Metro	1,098,523 (Riga Region)
- Metro ; densitie	108.3/km2 (280.5/sq mi)
- Demonym	Rīdzinieki
	Ethnicity(2010)
- Latvies	42.5 %
- Roushies	40.7 %
- Belaroushies	4.0 %
- Ukrainians	3.9 %
- Poles	2.0 %
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Simmer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Cawin codes	66 & 67
Wabsteid	www.riga.lv

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Riga (Latvie: Rīga, pronounced [riːɡa] ( listen)) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Latvie, a major industrial, commercial, cultural an financial centre o the Baltics, an an important seaport, situatit on the mouth o the Daugava. Wi 706,413 inhabitants (2010), it is the lairgest ceety o the Baltic states an third-lairgest in the Baltic region, ahint Saunt Petersburg an Stockholm (coontin residents athin the ceety limits). Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) an lies atween 1 an 10 metres (3.3 an 33 ft) abuin sea level, on a flat an sandy plain.

Riga's historical centre haes been declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid, an the ceety is pairticularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) airchitecture, which UNESCO considers tae be unparalleled onywhere in the warld.^[4]

Table o contents

1 Etymology
2 Sports
3 Internaitional relations
- 3.1 Twin touns — Sister ceeties
4 References
5 Freemit airtins

Etymology [edit]

Ane theory for the oreegin o the name Riga is that it is a corruptit borraein frae the Liv ringa meanin luip, referrin tae the auncient natural harbour formed bi the tributary luip o the Daugava.^[5]^[6] The ither is that Riga awes its name tae this awready-established role in commerce atween East an Wast,^[7] as a borraein o the Latvian rija, for threshin barn, the "j" becomin a "g" in German—notably, Riga is cried Rie bi Inglis geographer Richard Hakluyt (1589),^[8]^[9] an German historian Dionysius Fabricius (1610) confirms the oreegin o Riga frae rija.^[8]^[10] Anither theory coud be that Riga wis named efter Riege, the German name for the River Rīdzene, a tributary o the Daugava.^[11]

Sports [edit]

Arena Riga

Sports clubs [edit]

Basketbaw
- Barons LMT — a men's basketbaw team, twa-time Latvian champion, as well as the 2008 FIBA EuroCup winner.
- TTT Riga — a women's basketbaw team, which throughoot 1960 an 1982 wan aichteen FIBA EuroLeague Women titles.
- VEF Riga
Ice hockey
- Dinamo Riga — an ice hockey club established in 2008. It plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dinamo wis established as a successor tae the umwhile hockey team wi the same name, which wis foondit in 1946 but ceased tae exist in 1995.
Fitbaa
- Skonto FC — a fitbaa club established in 1991. The club wan fowerteen successive Latvian Higher League titles. For a lang time it providit the core o the Latvian naitional fitbaa team.
- FK Jaunība
- JFK Olimps/RFS

Sports facilities [edit]

Arena Riga — a multi-purpose arena built in 2006 as the main venue for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. It can hauld up tae 14,500 fowk an haes hostit ice hockey, basketbaw an volleybaw events, as well as Red Bull X-Fighters.
Skonto Stadium — a fitbaa stadium, built in 2000. It is the main stadium uised for gemmes o the Latvian naitional fitbaa team.
Daugava Stadium — a stadium built in 1958, uised for baith fitbaa an athletics.
Latvijas Universitates Stadions

Sports events [edit]

Internaitional relations [edit]

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Latvie

The clock presentit tae Riga bi its sister ceety Kobe. It shows time in baith ceeties

Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]

Riga maintains sister ceety relationships wi the follaein ceeties:^[12]

References [edit]

↑ Riga in Figures. Riga Ceety Cooncil. Retrieved on 2 August 2007. .
↑ Table IE52:Resident Population by Region, City and District at the beginning of the year. csb.gov.lv.
↑ Resident Population by Ethnicity and by Region, Cityr and District at the Bebinning of the Year. csb.gov.lv. Retrieved on 22 Julie 2010. .^{[deid airtin]}
↑ World Heritage List — Riga (Latvia); No. 852 (PDF) pp. 3 (67). unesco.org. Retrieved on 25 Julie 2009. .
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CEROI
↑ Endzelīns, Did Celts Inhabit the Baltics (1911 Dzimtene's Vēstnesis (Homeland Messenger) No. 227). Retrieved July 24, 2009.
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EMA
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BilmanisLIS
↑ Pronouncing the "i" and "e" separately, REE-eh, is the best approximation tae the Latvian rija, as "Ria" wad result in an "i" no "ee" soond.
↑ Fabrius, D. Livonicae Historiae Compendiosa Series, 1610: Riga nomen sortita est suum ab aedificiis vel horreis quorum a litus Dunae magna fuit copia, quas livones sua lingua Rias vocare soliti. (Laitin)
↑ Rīdziņa
↑ Twin cities of Riga. Riga City Council. Retrieved on 27 Julie 2009. .
↑ Aalborg Kommune - Venskabsbyer. Web.archive.org (2007-11-14). Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. . Retrieved on 26 Julie 2009. .
↑ Sister Cities. Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .
↑ Sister City, Friendly City, Friendship & Cooperation City (Japanese). © 2007-2009 City of Kobe. Retrieved on 14 Julie 2009. .
↑ Mayor Announces Sister City — Meeting (7/30/2003). Providence, RI, Office of the Mayor. Retrieved on 17 Januar 2007. .
↑ Saint Petersburg in figures - International and Interregional Ties. Saint Petersburg City Government. Retrieved on 27 Julie 2009. .
↑ British Latvian Trade – the magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (PDF) pp. 10, col. 2. Retrieved on 11 Februar 2008. .
↑ Sister city list (.DOC)
↑ (Pols) Miasta partnerskie Warszawy. um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .

Freemit airtins [edit]

Thare's a hail sicht mair anent Riga at Wikimedia Commons.

Riga Municipality portal
Other riga - The hame page aboot Riga
Travel guide tae Riga frae Wikivoyage
Map o Greater Riga
Riga—entry (airticle an engravin) frae The National Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, circa 1900
"Riga/Рига" photo album, circa 1910
"Foreign Corn Ports-Riga"—The Illustrated London News
Riga Daily Photos an Webcams
Virtual Map o Riga Ceety
"Riga"—pictures frae Riga

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[figures-1] Riga in Figures. Riga Ceety Cooncil. Retrieved on 2 August 2007. .

[population-2] Table IE52:Resident Population by Region, City and District at the beginning of the year. csb.gov.lv.

[ethnicity-3] Resident Population by Ethnicity and by Region, Cityr and District at the Bebinning of the Year. csb.gov.lv. Retrieved on 22 Julie 2010. .^{[deid airtin]}

[4] World Heritage List — Riga (Latvia); No. 852 (PDF) pp. 3 (67). unesco.org. Retrieved on 25 Julie 2009. .

[CEROI] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CEROI

[BCelts-6] Endzelīns, Did Celts Inhabit the Baltics (1911 Dzimtene's Vēstnesis (Homeland Messenger) No. 227). Retrieved July 24, 2009.

[EMA] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EMA

[BilmanisLIS] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BilmanisLIS

[9] Pronouncing the "i" and "e" separately, REE-eh, is the best approximation tae the Latvian rija, as "Ria" wad result in an "i" no "ee" soond.

[10] Fabrius, D. Livonicae Historiae Compendiosa Series, 1610: Riga nomen sortita est suum ab aedificiis vel horreis quorum a litus Dunae magna fuit copia, quas livones sua lingua Rias vocare soliti. (Laitin)

[11] Rīdziņa

[12] Twin cities of Riga. Riga City Council. Retrieved on 27 Julie 2009. .

[Aalborg-13] Aalborg Kommune - Venskabsbyer. Web.archive.org (2007-11-14). Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. . Retrieved on 26 Julie 2009. .

[Beijing-14] Sister Cities. Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .

[Kobe-15] Sister City, Friendly City, Friendship & Cooperation City (Japanese). © 2007-2009 City of Kobe. Retrieved on 14 Julie 2009. .

[16] Mayor Announces Sister City — Meeting (7/30/2003). Providence, RI, Office of the Mayor. Retrieved on 17 Januar 2007. .

[Saint_Petersburg-17] Saint Petersburg in figures - International and Interregional Ties. Saint Petersburg City Government. Retrieved on 27 Julie 2009. .

[18] British Latvian Trade – the magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (PDF) pp. 10, col. 2. Retrieved on 11 Februar 2008. .

[19] Sister city list (.DOC)

[20] (Pols) Miasta partnerskie Warszawy. um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .

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Pori, Finland	Providence, Rhode Island, Unitit States^[16]	Rostock, Germany	Saunt Petersburg, Roushie:^[17]
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Taipei, Taiwan^[19]	Tallinn, Estonie	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Tartu, Estonie
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Etymology [edit]

Sports [edit]

Sports clubs [edit]

Sports facilities [edit]

Sports events [edit]

Internaitional relations [edit]

Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]

References [edit]

Freemit airtins [edit]

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