Friday, July 9, 2010

latvia tours-travel

Latvia (Latvian: Latvija) or the official name of Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika), Northern Europe is a country area. In the northern border of Estonia, Lithuania in the south, the east is shared with the Russian Federation and Belarus. At the same time, Latvia, Sweden and the sea are from the border. Latvia's largest city and capital of Riga. Since May 1, 2004 is an EU member. Latvia is a country separated from the Soviet Union ...

Latvians and Lithuanians BC today Settled in 2500 around the Baltic Sea are the descendants of the Indo-European tribes. Neighbors in terms of language structure that is different from the Germanic and Finno-Ugric peoples are referred to as the Baltic peoples. 12. century ago in the area of trade in order to force the Latvian Christian the Teutons, in 1201, the Latvian capital Riga was founded. 13. Century Teutonic knights in the territory of Estonia and Latvia, Livonian Confederation formed a confederation called. Many cities, including Riga in Latvia in 1282 the North German Hanseatic Trade Union, which joined the partnership. Thus an important place in Riga won the Eastern Baltic trade routes.

Poland between the years 1558-1582 with Russia, Lithuania and Denmark, the Livonian War between the regions of Russia resulted in the defeat when the first Grand Duke of Lithuania BlueTec then passed into the hands of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Poland's disintegration in 1793, then passed into the hands of Czarist Russia Latvia. I. Russia's domination until World War living in Latvia declared independence on 18 November 1918. Latvia II. World War II period was occupied by Nazi Germany. Founded in 1944, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic in the 1990s as the Soviet Union's disintegration as a Soviet republic remained. On August 21, 1991 Latvia declared its independence from the USSR. In 2004, the European Union and NATO membership were accepted.

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