Latvia

General Info

• Wikipedia Latvia
  Free communal encyclopedia. The largest reference website on the Internet.
• Latvian Institute
  Information about History, Society, Culture, Nature of Latvia.
• Latvian Tourism Office
  General information about Latvia.
• Latvian History Timetable
  Main Historical Events in the History of Latvia.
• The World Fact Book
  Latvia in short; descriptions, numbers and names in the eyes of US CIA. Tailored information to the specific requirements of US Government officials.
• Eurostat
  European Commission Statistics Website, so you can compare Latvia with other European countries by the statistics. Reports on Economy, Tourism, Living conditions, Labour market, Prices, Health,...

Regions

• Kurzeme (Courland), the western part of Latvia, consisting roughly the counties of Liepāja, Kuldīga, Talsi, Saldus and Ventspils.
  
• Zemgale (Semigallia) is the central part of Latvia. Zemgale is bounded by Kurzeme in the east, Gulf of Riga and Daugava river in the north and Latvia-Lithuania border in the south. It consists approximately of the counties of Bauska, Dobele, Jelgava and Tukums and parts of Aizkraukle, Daugavpils, Jēkabpils, Ogre and Riga counties which are south of Daugava river. Traditional Semigallia also includes the northern part of Šiauliai County in Lithuania.
  
• Vidzeme, meaning "Middle land", is also known as Livland, though it comprises only a small part of traditional Livland. Present Vidzeme is the Latvian part of Swedish Livonia and Rīga. It roughly corresponds to Alūksne, Cēsis, Gulbene, Limbaži, Madona, Valka, Valmiera counties and parts of Aizkraukle, Ogre and Riga counties north of Daugava river.
  
• Latgale (Latgallia), the part of Livonia still in hands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Treaty of Altmark in 1629, so called Inflanty. It roughly corresponds to Balvi, Krāslava, Ludza, Preiļi, Rēzekne counties and parts of Daugavpils and Jēkabpils counties north of Daugava river.
  

Cities

Cesis

• Cesis
  Tourist information about the city.
• Vidzeme History and Tourism Centre
  Agency to promote tourism in Cesis town and district by taking care of preservation of the cultural historical heritage and educating the society about the history of Cesis district.
• Cesis Map
• Flickr
  Community photo album, Cesis different photo albums.

Jurmala

• Jurmala
  Tourist information about the city.
• Flickr
  Community photo album, Jurmala most interesting photos.
• Map
  Jurmala interactive map.
• Another Map

Sigulda

• Sigulda
  Tourist information about the city.
• Map
  Sigulda interactive map.
• Flickr
  Community photo album, Sigulda most interesting photos.

Activities

• Bobsleigh Track 
  Description : Bobsleigh rides with a real bob are usually between October and March and rides with summer bob are between May and October. Sometimes track is closed for competition or training so book in advance your ride.
  
• Aerodium Free Flight Simulator 
  Description : Aerodium is the free flight simulator -first vertical wind tunnel in Eastern Europe. It breaks gravity rules and allows you to fly with the help of newest technologies.
• Altius Hot Air Balloon Flight
  Description : You will lift off on a hot air balloon and drift freely with the wind over the countryside, so bring plenty of film to capture the panorama of the world beneath you.
• Ramkalni Leisure Park
  Description : This leisure park is in a beautiful location, by the shore of the Gauja river at 26 kilometers of Riga. From early spring to late summer operates a rodelling circuit and you can enjoy their jeep safari, boat trips or fishing. In winter you can practice skiing.
• Markans Activities
  Description : This company offers boat and canoe trips, rafting, kayak hire, camping, place for picnic.

News

• Google news search
  Results for Latvia from Google News search on the international press.
• The Baltic Times
  An independent weekly newspaper that covers latest political, economic, business, and cultural events in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• LETA
  Latvian National News Agency.
• The Baltic Guide
  Monthly Magazine for Baltic countries.
• Wikinews
  Result on Latvia from search on Wikinews, the free news source you can write!

Photos

• Flickr
  Community photo album search on Latvia.
• Inspiration Riga
  List of photos provided by the Riga Convention Bureau to popularise Riga and Latvia abroad.
• JVK
  Flight over Latvia.
• Latvia Tourism
  Photos of Latvia from Latvia Tourism.
• Latvians.Com
  Gallery of photos of different places in Latvia.

Maps

• Map
  Interactive map of Latvia with political divisions.
• Map24
  Interactive road map of Latvia.
• Perry-Castañeda Library
  Latvia maps collection
• Historical Atlas of Europe
  The history of Europe (including Latvia) by a sequence of 21 maps. They show how Europe changed each 100 years.

Weather

Dictionaries

• English <-> Latvian (LingvoSoft)
  LingvoSoft's Dictionary on Internet.
• English <-> Latvian (Tilde.Lv)
  Tilde's Dictionary on Internet.
• English - Russian (InterTran)
  Or introduce the term and click on Translate: Word: From: English Russian (CP 1251) Finnish German Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish To: Russian (CP 1251) English Finnish German Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish

Official Institutions

• Diplomatic and Consular Representations
• President of Latvia
  Biography of the President of the Republic of Latvia.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  News, Policy, Development Co-operation, Consular Issues.
• Central Bank
  Financial Information, Laws, Regulations, Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, Statistics, Speeches.
• Ministry of the Interior
  Police guidelines on how to feel safe in Latvia.
• Ministry of Culture
  Cultural Heritage, Museums, Music, Amateur and folk art, Films, Theatre, Literature.
• Ministry of Economics
  Main working areas of this Ministry are Industry, Tourism, Foreign Trade.
• Ministry of Finance
  Main working areas are Taxes, Budget, Internal audit, Lotteries and Gambling supervisory inspection
• Financial and Capital Market Commission
  Laws and Regulations, Market Participants, Statistics, Reports.
• List of Latvians Institutions  (Latvian only)

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