. The largest city in the Baltics. The population is about 690 thousand people - a third of the
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At the end of the twelfth century, when German traders began to expand and strengthen their range of activities on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, the Crusaders appeared here. Their first leader, Bishop Berthold, was killed in a battle near Riga's Ancient Mountain. With the recording of this event by the chronicler Indrykis, the word "Riga" appears for the first time in the chronicles.
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Archaeological finds [3] in the territory of Riga indicate that the settlement existed here in the XII century. At the mouth of the Rieden River, which flows into the Daugava, in the area of today's Alberta Square, there was an extension, the so-called Lake Riga. The place was convenient for the harbor, so in its vicinity formed settlements of local tribes - Curonians and Lions.
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The climate in Riga is determined by the proximity of the sea - moderately warm and humid. Summers are relatively cool and cloudy (average air temperature in July is 16.9 ° C; average rainfall is 85 mm). Winters are relatively warm, with frequent thaws (average temperature in January −4.7 ° C, thaw occurs approximately 10 times a month). Snow cover is formed in mid-December and persists until mid-March. Approximately 40% of the days a year are cloudy, with rainfall of 630-670 mm per year.
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The climate in Riga is determined by the proximity of the sea - moderately warm and humid. Summers are relatively cool and cloudy (average temperature in July is 16.9 ° C; average rainfall is 85 mm). Winters are relatively warm, with frequent thaws (average temperature in January −4.7 ° C, thaw occurs approximately 10 times a month). Snow cover is formed in mid-December and persists until mid-March. About 40% of the days of the year are cloudy, with rainfall of 630-670 mm per year.
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Riga lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea, on the Riga Plain of the Primorye Lowland. The historic center of Riga is located on the right bank of the Daugava, about 10 kilometers from the confluence of rivers into the Gulf of Riga. The natural relief of this place is a sandy plain, located at altitudes of 1-10 m above sea level.
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Riga is the capital of Latvia. The largest political, economic and cultural center of the country. Located on the shores of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea.