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 Vidzeme --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Riga was likewise incorporated into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1581 but was taken by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in 1621;...
city and district centre, Latvia, situated on the Gauja River at the foot of the Vidzeme (Livonia) highlands, 55 miles (90 km) northeast of the city of Riga.
It was once a prosperous town of the Hanseatic League, as evidenced in its fine architecture, including the Church of St. John...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075289?tocId=9075289   (422 words)

  
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The inscription VIDZEME is arranged in a semi-circle at the bottom of the coin.
Vidzeme, where the soil was less fertile than in Kurzeme and even more so in Zemgale, with the scourge of war and the plague looming over the country, woodworking was a really important occupation.
It was in Vidzeme that the Bible was translated into Latvian and the first teachers training establishment, particularly essential for the national awakening of Latvians in the 19th century, was founded.
www.purepro.lv /coins/vidzeme.html   (314 words)

  
 ViA homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Vidzeme University College (VUC) is calling for 6th Baltic Studies conference listeners.
On May 11, Constitutional assembly of Vidzeme University College (VUC) elected the new university college Rector - dr.hist.
From April 18 to 23 guest lecture Ulla Ritola-Pesonen from Finland be on a visit in Vidzemes University College.
www.va.lv /eng   (225 words)

  
 History of Latvia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The (Follower of Lutheranism) Lutheran faith was accepted in (Click link for more info and facts about Kurzeme) Kurzeme, Zemgale and Vidzeme, but the Roman Catholic faith maintained its dominance in (Click link for more info and facts about Latgale) Latgale – it remains so to this day.
During this time Vidzeme was known as the "Swedish Bread Basket" because it supplied the larger part of the Swedish kingdom with wheat.
By the end of the 18th century, all of Latvia's territory was under Russian rule.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_latvia.htm   (2376 words)

  
 UNESCO-MAB YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The objective of the research was to obtain information on biodiversity and conservation problems, to carry out inventory of biodiversity and to work out suggestions for the nature conservation plan of the Nature reserve "Seda marsh", one of the core areas in North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve.
General information about the territory; Describe of historical changes of landscape and possible development in future; Description of the territory's cultural history; Description of the nature values and threats to it; Analysis of the international importance of Seda marsh in context of the nature conservation; Social-economical description; Suggestions for the nature conservation plan.
It is important to exclude two periods, when planning the activities in the territory: next 20 - 25 years till the peat extraction will be finished and the period after the finishing of the peat extraction.
www.unesco.org /mab/capacity/mys/2002/larmanis/viesturs.htm   (1431 words)

  
 Vidzeme, Latvia Riga
Vidzeme occupies the Northern region of Latvia and is unique in a number of ways.
Vidzeme is proud of its many ancient cities.
For those looking for entertainment, Vidzeme offers a busy events diary, including the Valmiera Rock Festival which attracts large crowds in the summer from Latvia and abroad.
www.latvia-riga.com /regions_vidz_latvia.htm   (345 words)

  
 Madona district - A natural wonder
The district of Madona is situated in the east of Latvia.
In the 17th century, it was the border district of Swedish Livonia and its Polish part.
The snowy Vidzeme in the vicinity of the Gaizins
www.randburg.com /lv/madondistr.html   (690 words)

  
 Cesis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The town of Cesis, in Latvia, is located in the northern part of Vidzeme Central upland, on the river Gauja[?], on high hillocks with terraces, overlooking the blue woods of the Gauja ancient river valley.
The castle park with castlemound and ruins The most ancient settlement centre in Cesis is the hill-fort - Riekstu hill -with a fortified wooden castle of Vends.
She has nothing in common with the and then I can see that she has been very good-looking and fashionable.
www.termsdefined.net /ce/cesis.html   (944 words)

  
 Latvia's National and Civic Coat of Arms
During WWI the sun figure was fashioned with 17 rays that symbolised the 17 Latvian-inhabited districts.
Vidzeme and Latgale (Eastern Latvia) are symbolised by the legendary winged silver creature with an eagle's head, a griffin.
This symbol appeared in 1566, when the territories known today as Vidzeme and Latgale had come under Polish-Lithuanian control.
www.daily-tangents.com /Gerboni   (633 words)

  
 Latvia - Travelling to Latvia - Holidays in Latvia
Vidzeme - Northern region of Latvia - Tourism in Vidzeme
Embraced by the Baltic Sea, the Vidzeme coastline is changing dramatically from one point to the next.
Travelling northward, the landscape changes yet again as stones of various sizes tossed up by the tides on the Stony seaside of Vidzeme lend this part of the coastline a prehistoric, wild countenance.
212.204.194.158 /destinations/europe/latvia/latvia.html   (2114 words)

  
 Latvian National Costumes - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
National costumes worn on festive occasions in Latvia have survived because they have been handed down from generation to generation as colourful adornments and treasured heirlooms.
While preserving and continuing the traditions of a region, each woman created a distinctive costume for herself or her man. Apparently Latvia falls into five ethnographic regions: Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Zemgale, Latgale, Augszeme, their distinctions reaching as far back as the XVII and XIX centuries.
Regional borders were not strictly marked and a certain cultural interchange did exist as well as the effect of wars, invasions and foreign occupations.
www.pesudovs.com /costumes/background.html   (507 words)

  
 math lessons - Sigulda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sigulda, a town in the Vidzeme Region in Latvia, is situated in the most picturesque part of the primeval Gauja valley.
Reddish devon sandstone forms steep rocks and caves on both banks of the river.
After restoration of Latvia’s independence, Sigulda has also experienced great changes both in conservation of public monuments and parks and in improving service to tourists.
www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Sigulda   (183 words)

  
 The town of Cesis is located in the northern part of Vidzeme Central upland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The town of Cesis is located in the northern part of Vidzeme Central upland
The town of Cesis is located in the northern part of Vidzeme Central upland, on the river Gauja, on high hillocks with terraces, overlooking the blue woods of the Gauja ancient river valley.
The castle park with castle mound and ruins
www.cfi.lu.lv /isoen/town_of_cesis.htm   (554 words)

  
 Vidzeme
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Question.com > Encyclopedia > Places > Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations > CIS and Baltic Political Geography > Vidzeme
Livonia - region and former Russian province, comprising present Estonia and parts of Latvia (Vidzeme and Latgale).
www.question.com /link/X-Vidzeme.html   (142 words)

  
 Holiday rentals in Jurmala, Vidzeme, Jurmala, Latvia, PRESTIGE, Cottage
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 Enas purva : dokumentals apraksts par latviesu burzuazijas militari politiskajam avanturam Liela Tevijas kara biegu ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Enas purva : dokumentals apraksts par latviesu burzuazijas militari politiskajam avanturam Liela Tevijas kara biegu posma Vidzeme un "Kurzemes katla"
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