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It has three sites on the list, all of them listed for their cultural significance. The most recent site added to the list was the Old town of Kuldīga, in 2023. The Struve Geodetic Arc is a transnational site and is shared with nine other countries. [3] In addition, Latvia also maintains three properties on its tentative list. [3]
Kuldīga. Kuldīga (pronunciation ⓘ) (German: Goldingen) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in the western part of the country. [4][5] It is the center of Kuldīga Municipality with a population of approximately 13,500. [6] Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368. [7]
Contents. List of cities and towns in Latvia. There are 10 cities (Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural ...
www.jurmala.lv /lv. Jūrmala (Latvian: [ˈjuːrmala] ⓘ; "seaside") is a state city in Latvia, about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching 32 km (20 miles) and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a 33 km (21 miles) stretch of white-sand beach and is the fifth-largest city ...
Cēsis (Latvian pronunciation: [tseːsis] ⓘ), (German: Wenden, Livonian: Venden, Estonian: Võnnu, Polish: Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river, overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was selected to be one of ...
Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. [4] The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region of Latgale, and those to the south lie in Selonia.
Ventspils. Ventspils (Latvian: [ˈvæntspils] ⓘ) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. [4] It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port.
LV-4801. Calling code. +371 648. Number of city council members. 11. Website. Madona.lv. Madona (pronunciation ⓘ; German: Modohn) is a town with town rights in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is the center of the Madona municipality. Skola street, Madona.