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Liepupe (river)
Liepupe is a coastal river in the Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. River source is in the Virbotne forest west of Riebezer lake, it then flows along the Metsepole Plain and Piejūras Lowlands. At the Prinkas village on Liepupe-Reynupe Canal, which connects ''Liepupe'' with Vitrupe. The last 3 km of the river has a large relative fall (4.3 m / km) and flows into Gulf of Riga at Lembuži. Coastal settlements on the river are Liepupe and Jelgavkrasti. The river is crossed by the highway Via Baltica European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki. The route is known as the Via Baltica .... The German name "Pernigele" comes from the Liv language. In Liv language, Pärn - linden, joug - river, stream, i.e. - Liepu River - Liepupe. References External links Rivers of Latvia Limbaži ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Riga
The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia (, , ) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. The island of Saaremaa (Estonia) partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic Sea. The main connection between the gulf and the Baltic Sea is the Irbe Strait. The Gulf of Riga, as a sub-basin of the Baltic, also includes the Väinameri Sea in the West Estonian archipelago. Geography Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the Gulf of Riga's western limit as "A line running from Lyser Ort (57°34'N), in Latvia, to the South extreme of Saaremaa, through this island to Pammana (22°34'E), thence to Emmaste Point, the S extreme of Hiiumaa, through Hiiumaa to Tahkuna Point, the North extreme thereof, and on to Spithamn Point in Estonia". Islands Major islands in the gulf include Saaremaa, Kihnu, and Ruhnu, which are all in Estonian territory. Kihnu covers an area of . Saaremaa island is responsible for the brackish water of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Road (Latvia)
The A1 highway (Riga (Baltezers) - Border of Estonia (Ainaži)), also known as the Tallinn highway is a List of national roads in Latvia, national road in Latvia, which connects the Riga bypass with the Estonian border at Ainaži. The highway continues in Estonia as Estonian national road 4, highway 4 until Tallinn. A1 is fully covered in Asphalt concrete, asphalt, and its length in Latvia is 101,7 km. The highway is part of European route E67 and, starting from Lilaste, Ādaži Municipality, Lilaste until the Estonian border, does not move further than 6 km from the coast of the Baltic Sea. As of 2025, the speed limit on the A1 highway (Riga (Baltezers) – Estonian border at Ainaži) no longer includes any 100 km/h sections. On the Saulkrasti bypass and other previously designated segments, the maximum permitted speed outside populated areas is now uniformly set at 90 km/h. The speed limit along Ādaži remains 80 km/h, and throughout all other sections outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liepupe
Liepupe is a village in the Liepupe parish of Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The village is located 5 km from the Baltic Sea coast Metsepole Plain and Seaside Lowlands. The name of the village and the river Liepupe flowing through it comes from the Latvianized ancient Livs name '' Pernigele '' ( pārn - linden tree, joug - river; respectively liepa + upe), (which is also a cognate of "Pärnu River": ). History The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Liepupe estate. Liepupe Manor, built in 1751, is one of the best preserved baroque manors in Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra .... Culture The Baltic Acoustic Music Festival, the ''Silver Gull'', is being held in Liepupe since 2012. Liepupe has a library. Liepu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the world's largest brackish water basin. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. It is a Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea and marginal sea of the Atlantic with limited water exchange between the two, making it an inland sea. The Baltic Sea drains through the Danish straits into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia (divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea), the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk. The "Baltic Proper" is bordered on its northern edge, at latitude 60°N, by Åland and the Gulf of Bothnia, on its northeastern edge by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metsepole Plain
Mõtsa Pūol or Metsepole was a n county inhabited by the Finnic-speaking , situated on the east coast of the , in most part at the northwest of the |
