The precise origin of the name is unknown, however there are numerous and speculative theories for the origin of the name Riga:
• It is an adapted word, borrowing from the Livonian ringa … 查看更多內容

Riga is the largest city in the three Baltic states: (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia). Riga is home to approximately one tenth of the three Baltic … 查看更多內容

The head of the city government in Riga is the mayor, or officially the Chairman of the Riga City Council. The mayor is elected by the city council. … 查看更多內容

Riga is one of the key economic and financial centres of the Baltic states. Roughly half of all the jobs in Latvia are in Riga and the city generates more than 50% of Latvia's … 查看更多內容

Founding
The river Daugava has been a trade route since antiquity, part of the Vikings' Dvina–Dnieper … 查看更多內容

With 605,800 inhabitants in 2022 as according to the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Riga was the largest city in the Baltic states, though its population has decreased from … 查看更多內容

Theatres
• The Latvian National Opera was founded in 1918. The repertoire of the theatre embraces all opera masterpieces. The Latvian National Opera is famous not only for its operas, but for its ballet troupe as well. 查看更多內容