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Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltic Sea region...
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1201
8.18.1201
The city of Riga is founded.
1919
11.11.1919
Lāčplēša day – Latvian forces defeat the Freikorps at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
1944
10.13.1944
World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is liberated by the Red Army.