Riga & 1796 Riga - Latvia
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 56° 56.979 E 024° 06.317
35V E 323944 N 6315509
Riga is the capital and the largest city of Latvia. 1796 Riga is Outer Main-belt Asteroid, discovered 1966-May-16 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj.
Waymark Code: WMTRC1
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 01/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 9

"Riga is the capital and the largest city of Latvia. With 696,593 inhabitants (2015), Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states and home to one third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga's territory covers 307.17 square kilometres (118.60 square miles) and lies between one and ten metres (3 feet 3 inches and 32 feet 10 inches) above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain.

Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture."

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