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7 Surprising Facts You Might Not Know about Derby
14th April 2020

1. Derby is the site of the world's first factory!
Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making. Within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the site of the world’s first factory, the museum will profile the city’s 300-year history of “making”, displaying over 50,000 objects. Revealing the whole building to the public for the very first time, the transformation of this striking and historic building will be one of the most significant heritage developments in the UK once it opens.

2. Derbyshire girl Florence Nightingale turns 200 this year!
14th April 2020

1. Derby is the site of the world's first factory!
Silk_Mill_Visit_Derby_derby_museum_4.jpg

Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making. Within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the site of the world’s first factory, the museum will profile the city’s 300-year history of “making”, displaying over 50,000 objects. Revealing the whole building to the public for the very first time, the transformation of this striking and historic building will be one of the most significant heritage developments in the UK once it opens.

2. Derbyshire girl Florence Nightingale turns 200 this year!
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Born on May 12, 1820, the nursing pioneer spent her early years in Derbyshire, where her family owned a large estate. She became a part of an augmented reality installation, which superimposed a computer-generated image of 10 famous names at locations across Derby city centre.

3. Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life!
Video game character Lara Croft, who already has a road named after her in the city, may be fictional, but the English archaeologist – beloved by millions in games and films – was “born” at Core Design in Derby. Local lad Liam Sharp, meanwhile, whose talent for art was spotted at his school in Derby, is now a British comic book artist, writer and publisher whose fame increased dramatically when he began working in the United States on books including Superman and Batman for DC Comics as well as X-Men, Hulk and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

4. Derby Cathedral towers above the city and has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England!
14th April 2020

1. Derby is the site of the world's first factory!
Silk_Mill_Visit_Derby_derby_museum_4.jpg

Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making. Within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the site of the world’s first factory, the museum will profile the city’s 300-year history of “making”, displaying over 50,000 objects. Revealing the whole building to the public for the very first time, the transformation of this striking and historic building will be one of the most significant heritage developments in the UK once it opens.

2. Derbyshire girl Florence Nightingale turns 200 this year!
florencederbymuseum.jpg

Born on May 12, 1820, the nursing pioneer spent her early years in Derbyshire, where her family owned a large estate. She became a part of an augmented reality installation, which superimposed a computer-generated image of 10 famous names at locations across Derby city centre.

3. Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life!
lara_croft.jpg

Video game character Lara Croft, who already has a road named after her in the city, may be fictional, but the English archaeologist – beloved by millions in games and films – was “born” at Core Design in Derby. Local lad Liam Sharp, meanwhile, whose talent for art was spotted at his school in Derby, is now a British comic book artist, writer and publisher whose fame increased dramatically when he began working in the United States on books including Superman and Batman for DC Comics as well as X-Men, Hulk and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

4. Derby Cathedral towers above the city and has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England!
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Its bells are the oldest set of 10 bells in the world, one of which was cast in 1520 during the reign of Henry VIII, and is still in use almost 500 years later (making it one of the oldest working objects in Derby). Among its many treasures are the tomb of Bess of Hardwick – designed by the powerful lady herself – and the intricate Bakewell Screen.

5. Derby Museum & Art Gallery has the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings in the world!
14th April 2020

1. Derby is the site of the world's first factory!
Silk_Mill_Visit_Derby_derby_museum_4.jpg

Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making. Within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the site of the world’s first factory, the museum will profile the city’s 300-year history of “making”, displaying over 50,000 objects. Revealing the whole building to the public for the very first time, the transformation of this striking and historic building will be one of the most significant heritage developments in the UK once it opens.

2. Derbyshire girl Florence Nightingale turns 200 this year!
florencederbymuseum.jpg

Born on May 12, 1820, the nursing pioneer spent her early years in Derbyshire, where her family owned a large estate. She became a part of an augmented reality installation, which superimposed a computer-generated image of 10 famous names at locations across Derby city centre.

3. Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life!
lara_croft.jpg

Video game character Lara Croft, who already has a road named after her in the city, may be fictional, but the English archaeologist – beloved by millions in games and films – was “born” at Core Design in Derby. Local lad Liam Sharp, meanwhile, whose talent for art was spotted at his school in Derby, is now a British comic book artist, writer and publisher whose fame increased dramatically when he began working in the United States on books including Superman and Batman for DC Comics as well as X-Men, Hulk and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

4. Derby Cathedral towers above the city and has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England!
Derby_Cathedral_Exterior_Credit_Mark_Averill_Photograpghy.png

Its bells are the oldest set of 10 bells in the world, one of which was cast in 1520 during the reign of Henry VIII, and is still in use almost 500 years later (making it one of the oldest working objects in Derby). Among its many treasures are the tomb of Bess of Hardwick – designed by the powerful lady herself – and the intricate Bakewell Screen.

5. Derby Museum & Art Gallery has the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings in the world!
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Joseph Wright of Derby was one of the most important painters of the late 18th century, whose paintings grace the walls of world-famous galleries in St Petersburg, New York, London and Australia – but it’s Derby which houses the world’s largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings at the Museum & Art Gallery. Born in Derby in 1734. Wright remained closely involved with his home town, where he lived and worked for most of his life.

6. The inventor of the hot dog was a Derbeian!
14th April 2020

1. Derby is the site of the world's first factory!
Silk_Mill_Visit_Derby_derby_museum_4.jpg

Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making. Within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the site of the world’s first factory, the museum will profile the city’s 300-year history of “making”, displaying over 50,000 objects. Revealing the whole building to the public for the very first time, the transformation of this striking and historic building will be one of the most significant heritage developments in the UK once it opens.

2. Derbyshire girl Florence Nightingale turns 200 this year!
florencederbymuseum.jpg

Born on May 12, 1820, the nursing pioneer spent her early years in Derbyshire, where her family owned a large estate. She became a part of an augmented reality installation, which superimposed a computer-generated image of 10 famous names at locations across Derby city centre.

3. Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life!
lara_croft.jpg

Video game character Lara Croft, who already has a road named after her in the city, may be fictional, but the English archaeologist – beloved by millions in games and films – was “born” at Core Design in Derby. Local lad Liam Sharp, meanwhile, whose talent for art was spotted at his school in Derby, is now a British comic book artist, writer and publisher whose fame increased dramatically when he began working in the United States on books including Superman and Batman for DC Comics as well as X-Men, Hulk and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

4. Derby Cathedral towers above the city and has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England!
Derby_Cathedral_Exterior_Credit_Mark_Averill_Photograpghy.png

Its bells are the oldest set of 10 bells in the world, one of which was cast in 1520 during the reign of Henry VIII, and is still in use almost 500 years later (making it one of the oldest working objects in Derby). Among its many treasures are the tomb of Bess of Hardwick – designed by the powerful lady herself – and the intricate Bakewell Screen.

5. Derby Museum & Art Gallery has the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings in the world!
Joseph_Wright_Visit_Derby_derby_museum_2.jpg

Joseph Wright of Derby was one of the most important painters of the late 18th century, whose paintings grace the walls of world-famous galleries in St Petersburg, New York, London and Australia – but it’s Derby which houses the world’s largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings at the Museum & Art Gallery. Born in Derby in 1734. Wright remained closely involved with his home town, where he lived and worked for most of his life.

6. The inventor of the hot dog was a Derbeian!
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Who knew that Derby was the home of the inventor of this legendary American snack, but that’s the claim for Harry M Stevens, who put his catering skills to use after immigrating to the USA in the 1800s. Credited with designing the baseball scorecard, and with pioneering soda drinking through a paper straw, the story goes that he came up with the idea of putting ‘dachshund’ sausages into rolls to warm up fans at his baseball concession in New York. Keeping the tradition alive, Annie’s Burger Shack in Derby was voted the Best Burger Bar in England 2019.
7. Royal Crown Derby was the earliest manufacturer of English fine bone china!
The company still has the original pattern books from which the dinner service for the first- class passengers aboard the Titanic was chosen.

Kuldīga facts
Kuldīga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldīga Municipality with a population of approximately 13,500.

Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368. In the 17th century, Kuldīga was one of the capitals of the Duchy of Courland.

It is an ancient town with unique, distinctive architecture. Saint Catherine is believed to be the patron saint of Kuldīga, and thus the oldest church of the town has been named after St Catherine. The foundation of the building was laid as early as in 1252; later the church was remodelled a number of times.

The Old Town around the small river itself is unique: it is the only remaining 17th–18th-century ensemble of this kind in the Baltic states.

A 4.5 m high waterfall on the Alekšupīte is the highest in Latvia.

The pride of Kuldīga is the Venta Rapid, a 240-meter wide natural rapid which is the widest in Europe. Not far from the rapid there is the Kuldīga brick bridge built in 1874, one of the longest bridges of this type in Europe.

Kuldīga was recognized an EDEN destination (promoting sustainable tourism) in 2007.

Facts About Ventspils
Ventspils was historically known as Windau in German.
In 2004, Ventspils was a host city for a multi-national naval exercise called Baltic Operations # # .
Ventspils is twinned with: Stralsund, Germany; Lorient, France; Polatsk and Navapolatsk, Belarus; Ningbo, China & Västervik, Sweden.
Ventspils (Windau) is one of the starting towns of the State of the Teutonic Order in the turn-based strategy game Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms, release on 28 August 2007.
Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia,
Every winter Ventspils hosts the awarding ceremony of the Latvian Radio broadcast Musical Bank and the televised national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Ventspils received its town rights in 1378.
The city’s name literally means “castle on the Venta”.
Ventspils is the sixth-largest city in Lativa.
The population of Ventspils is 34,377, as of 2019.

Facts About Jūrmala
The name Jūrmala stems from Latvian jūra (“sea”) and mala (“edge”, “side”, “margin”), thus “seaside” in English.
As a result of the administrative-territorial reform of Latvia in 2009, Jūrmala became one of the republican cities of Latvia.
The Baltic Open tennis tournament, part of the WTA Tour, is held at the National Tennis Center Lielupe in Jūrmala in July, starting in 2019.
The Population of Jūrmala is 49,325, as of the 1st of January 2019.
Jūrmala is twinned with: Admiralteysky District, Russia; Alushta, Ukraine; Anadia, Portugal; Anaklia, Georgia; Ashdod, Israel; Cabourg, France; Eskilstuna, Sweden; Gävle, Sweden; Jakobstad, Finland; Jilin, China; Kazan, Russia; Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia; Palanga, Lithuania; Pärnu, Estonia; Samarkand, Uzbekistan; Shenyang, China; South-Western Administrative Okrug, Russia; Terracina, Italy; Tsqaltubo, Georgia & Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan.
The town has an official list of 414 historical buildings under protection, as well as over 4,000 wooden structures.
Jūrmala is the fifth largest city in Latvia.
The first swimming guests arrived in Kaugurciems in the 1730s. The first seaside spas were also opening around this time in England and France. The development of the swimming industry in Kaugurciems was halted in 1812 due to the war between Russia and France.
Jūrmala’s beach, slightly over 24 km in length, is formed of fine white silica sand, which has been brought here by the coastal stream over thousands of years.
The 2012 Winter Swimming World Championships were hosted in Jūrmala in January with a then-record 1,129 participants attending. This made Latvia the 3rd international host since its inception in 2000 at Helsinki, Finland.

Facts About Liepāja
Liepāja is a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after Riga and Daugavpils.
The Population of Liepāja is 68,945, as of 2019.
Russian Tsar Peter the Great stayed in Liepāja in 1697.
In 1979 a part of the film Moonzund was filmed in the town.
Liepāja is twinned with: Nynäshamn, Sweden; Elbląg, Poland; Bellevue, Washington, USA; Darmstadt, Germany; Homyel, Belarus; Klaipėda, Lithuania; Gdynia, Poland; Årstad (Bergen), Norway; Palanga, Lithuania; Helsingborg, Sweden & Guldborgsund, Denmark.
The first settlement at the location of modern Liepāja was known by the name Līva from the name of the river Līva on which Liepāja was located. The name was derived from the Livonian word Liiv meaning “sand”. The oldest written text mentioning Līva village is the treaty of bishop of Courland and the master of the Livonian Order dated 4 April 1253.
Liepāja is famed for its Art Nouveau architecture. The city boasts an Art Nouveau theatre, schools and houses.
The coat of arms of Liepāja was adopted four days after the jurisdiction gained city rights on 18 March 1625.
The largest drum set in Latvia is found in the Seaside Park at the end of Peldu street.
Liepāja was the capital city of Latvia for a short time in 1919, when the Latvian Provisional government was located onboard the steamship “Saratow” in the Port of Liepāja after a coup d’état by the German Army.
The largest mechanical organ in the world is housed in Liepāja’s Holy Trinity Lutheran Catehdral.
Liepāja is home to the oldest electric tram in the Baltics, the tram has been running in since 1899.
Liepāja is the first city to acquire the title of the European City of Sport.
The world’s largest unreconstructed mechanical organ in the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
The wooden altar of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church is the largest and artistically the most significant wood-carving in Baroque style in Latvia.

Facts About Jelgava
Until 1917, the city was officially referred to as Mitau. The name Jelgava is believed to be derived from the Livonian word jālgab, meaning “town on the river.”
The city’s main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and has won the Latvian Football Cup four times.
Jelgava is twinned with: Pärnu, Estonia; Šiauliai, Lithuania; Vejle, Denmark; Xinying, Taiwan; Alcamo, Italy; Baranovichi, Belarus; Berlin, Germany; Hällefors, Sweden; Moscow, Russia; Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; Nacka, Sweden; Rueil-Malmaison, France; Como, Italy; Magadan, Russia; Białystok, Poland & Nova Odessa, Brazil.
The Livonian settlement Jelgava began developing between the rivers Lielupe and Driksa during the 10th century.
Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and the administrative centre of the Courland Governorate (1795–1918).
Jelgava is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia).
Jelgava is situated on a fertile plain rising only 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) above mean sea level on the right bank of the river Lielupe.
The Population of Jelgava is 55,972, as of 2019.
Jelgava received the town status in 1376.

Facts About Daugavpils
There are around 140 Streets in Daugavpils.
Daugavpils is a city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name.
Daugavpils is the second-largest city in the country after the capital Riga.
There are around 14 lakes in Daugavpils.
The town’s history began in 1275 when the Livonian Order built Dünaburg Castle.
Daugavpils is twinned with: Alaverdi, Armenia; Babruysk, Belarus; Batumi, Georgia; Central Administrative Okrug, Russia; Ferrara, Italy; Harbin, China; Kharkiv, Ukraine; Lida, Belarus; Magdeburg, Germany; Motala, Sweden; Naro-Fominsk, Russia; Panevėžys, Lithuania; Pskov, Russia; Radom, Poland; Ramla, Israel; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Vagharshapat, Armenia; Vitebsk, Belarus.
Daugavpils received town rights in 1582.
The Population of Daugavpils is 82,604, as of 2019.
Daugavpils has changed its name 5 times over the last few years: From 1275 until 1656, it was known as Dunaburg, from 1656 to 1667 it was known as Borisoglesk, from 1667 to 1893 it was known as Dinaburg, from 1893 to 1920 it was known as Dvinsk and from 1920 to present it’s known as Daugavpils.
On 16 April 2010, an assassin shot vice-mayor Grigorijs Ņemcovs in the centre of the city. He died almost immediately and the crime remains unsolved.

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Facts About Riga
The city is served by Riga International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the Baltic states.
Riga is the capital city of Latvia.
Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member.
The city name is pronounced like: Ree-gah.
Riga is a member of Eurocities, the Union of the Baltic Cities and Union of Capitals of the European Union.
The total land area of Riga is 118 square miles.
The Biggest Airport in the Baltic States is the Riga International Aiport and it’s only located two minutes away from the city centre.
Riga is located 29 ft above sea level.
The historic centre of Riga was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.
Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships and the 2013 World Women’s Curling Championship.
Riga is twinned with: Aalborg, Denmark; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Beijing, China; Bordeaux, France; Bremen, Germany; Cairns, Australia; Dallas, United States; Florence, Italy; Kaunas, Lithuania; Kyiv, Ukraine; Kobe, Japan; Minsk, Belarus; Moscow, Russia; Norrköping, Sweden; Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; Rostock, Germany; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Santiago, Chile; Stockholm, Sweden; Suzhou, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Tallinn, Estonia; Tartu, Estonia; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Tbilisi, Georgia; Vilnius, Lithuania; Warsaw, Poland & Yerevan, Armenia.
The Population of Riga is 632,614, as of 2019
The city is located on both banks of the river Daugava which separates the city into two parts, Vecriga (Old Riga) and Pardaugava.
The river Daugava has been a trade route since antiquity, part of the Vikings’ Dvina-Dnieper navigation route to Byzantium.
The radio and TV tower of Riga is the tallest structure in Latvia and the Baltic States, and one of the tallest in the European Union, reaching 368.5 m.
The New Riga Theatre was opened in 1992.
Riga’s best-known institutions of higher education are the Riga Stradiņš University, Riga Technical University, and the University of Latvia.
By 1900 Riga was, after Moscow and St. Petersburg the most important city in the Russian Empire.
Riga is known for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th-century wooden architecture.
The Southern Bridge was the biggest construction project in the Baltic states in 20 years, and its purpose was to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre.