The next move is also not long - just 21 km. We are heading to the city of Saulkrasti, the center of the Saulkrasti region. The road leads to the coast of the Baltic Sea, sometimes between the pines you can see the Gulf of Riga. We are going to the resort suburban area. The locality in the Saulkrasti district is the place where the residents of Riga go on Sunday picnics. The sections of the European route E67 and the regional route P1 connect the administrative center of Carnikava region to the village of Carnikava and the administrative center of Saulkrasti region Saulkrasti town
The road between Carnikava and Saulkrasti passes through Latvia
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The next village where we arrived is Carnikava. Carnikava is the administrative center of the Carnikava region. Unlike Adazhi, Carnikava is located away from the busy road E67. The village is very picturesque. Carnikava - the village of fishermen. Here, almost everyone likes to fish and celebrate "Fisherman's Day". Carnikava (Latvian: Carnikava) is a settlement in Vidzeme, Latvia, the administrative center of the Carnikava region, 30 km from Riga by rail. Population - 4 000 people At the end of the XIX century, when peasants bought houses, landlords did not sell them the right to fish in Gauja. For permission to fish, it was necessary to pay rent. At the end of the XIX century, fish was caught, regardless of its biological characteristics. In 1875, the fish factory Alvin Kirsch began working in the estate, which in 1880 organized the first hatchery in Latvia. The main holidays celebrated in Carnikava are "Fisherman's Day" and "Lamprey Day" (in August). These days there is a fair with various performances and competitions, and in the evening salute and dancing in the park of Tsarina.
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We are waiting for the shortest journey for 9 km! We are heading to the neighboring village of Carnikava - the administrative center of the Carnikava region.
The sections of the European route E67 and the regional route P1 connect the administrative center of the Adazi region to the settlement of Adazi and the administrative center of the Carnikava region, the village of Carnikava
The road between two villages passes through the territory of Latvia
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After a big and noisy Riga we are met by a small cozy settlement Adazhi - the center of the Adazi region. It is located 20 km from Riga and is almost completely surrounded by a pine forest. Adazi is one of the suburban settlements near Riga. Adazi (Latvian Ādaži) is one of the largest rural settlements in Latvia, the administrative center of the Adazi Region. Located in the central part of the country, on the left bank of the Gauja River, 21 km from the center of Riga along the A1 motorway. The first mention in written sources refers to the XIII century. Neuermühlen (Adazh Castle) played an important role in the years of power struggle between the Livonian Order and the Riga Archbishopric. For some time the magistrate of the order lived here and the arrested archbishop Iohann III was detained. During the years of the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1629), the castle was partially destroyed. In 1658, the walls of the castle could not withstand the siege of the troops of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. In 1863 peasant disturbances broke out on the landed estates, called in the historiography of the Adazi revolt. Until 1914 there was a rich Adazi estate, the boundaries of which passed from the present Saulkrasti to Bukulti. After World War II, in 1948, the Adazhi collective farm was established on the territory of 350 hectares of cultivated land. In addition to the main occupation in agriculture and animal husbandry, the collective farm organized: a fur farm, which annually provided 50,000 pelts of fox and mink, a workshop for the processing of agricultural products, a shop for the production of polyethylene film and plastic pipes, and a woodworking shop. In 1986, a large agrofirm was established on the basis of a collective farm that annexed neighboring farms. One of the most significant innovations was the launch of an enterprise for the production of potato chips, which in a short time became the leader in terms of sales. Adazi chips, which became the heirs of the popular Adazi fried potato straw, are a recognizable Latvian brand. In the neighborhood is located a large range of the National Armed Forces of Latvia, used for field firing and tactical exercises.
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After leaving Riga we again take a course to the north, towards Estonia. The next move will again be short - we are heading to the settlement of Adazi, the administrative center of the Adazi region. It is located only 20 km from Riga. And all these 20 km we will go on a beautiful pine forest.
The sections of the European routes E67 and E77 connect the capital of Latvia to the city of Riga and the administrative center of the Adazi region, the settlement of Adazi
The road between Riga and Adazi passes through the territory of Latvia
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Now we are met by Riga! The capital of Latvia is Latvia's largest city, the largest Baltic capital, and the largest city in the entire Baltic region. In Riga there are 640 thousand people. Riga is twice as big as Tallinn in terms of population and 1.5 times larger than Vilnius. The beauty of Riga is amazing! Its historical center is larger in area than the similar one in Vilnius. And it is full of old beautiful buildings. There are crowds of tourists here. The Daugava embankments also attract many tourists. Riga has a slightly simpler layout than Vilnius or Tallinn, but you can also get lost in the city center. The map or GPS-navigator we do not interfere and will not be superfluous. Riga was founded by the German bishop of Bremen, Albert Bouksgewden, in 1201. For its 800-year history, Riga was the capital of Livonia, it was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (modern Poland), then was part of Sweden, was annexed to the Russian Empire during the Northern War, occupied by Kaiser Germany, was the capital of independent Latvia until 1940, captured Soviet troops and proclaimed the capital of the Union Republic - the Latvian SSR, again became the capital of independent Latvia since 1991. Рижане very much love the city. It is unusually clean and cozy! Riga has given the world many talented people. In Riga, the world chess champion Mikhail Tal was born, the famous Soviet and Latvian composer Raymond Pauls, the famous academician of the times of the USSR Mstislav Keldysh, singer Laima Vaikule, the author of the film "Battleship Potemkin" Sergei Eisenstein. Riga is a port city, its north-western outskirts pass along the coast of the Baltic Sea. Riga (Latvian: Rīga [riːɡa]) is the capital of Latvia and the largest city in the Baltics with a population of 639,630 people (2016). Riga is the political, economic and cultural center of the country. It is located on both banks of the Daugava River, not far from its confluence with the Gulf of Riga. By 1200, the Pope issued a decree, according to which the mouth of the Riga River was the only permitted trade point. Then, in 1201, the elder who came from Bremen to Bishop Albert Buxgewden, the elder allowed to build a stone church in the main city of Livs, which is the beginning of Riga for the Germans. Subsequently, the city became the main city in Livonia. In the first decades of its existence, Riga developed with considerable speed. With the outbreak of the Livonian War in 1558 and after the disintegration of the Livonian Confederation in 1561-1562. Riga did not support the decision of the archbishop and the Order to join the Commonwealth, and sought the status of a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. The free city of Riga lasted almost two decades. Only when the next Russian offensive on the city in 1581 it became clear that there was nowhere to wait for assistance, Riga swore to the Polish-Lithuanian King Stefan Batory. 40-year-old Polish-Lithuanian rule, during which the citizens were subjected to a counter-reformation (which led, in particular, to the calendar unrest), ceased with the conquest of Riga by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in 1622. In the Kingdom of Sweden, Riga was considered the second city after Stockholm, which was associated with its strategic importance for the protection of Swedish interests. July 4, 1710 during the Northern War began a long siege of the city by Russian troops of General BP Sheremetev. The rise of Russia as a great power in the Baltic Sea region was consolidated by the Nystadt world of 1721. Riga became part of the Russian Empire and the center of the Riga province, in 1783-1796 it was the center of the Riga governorship, in 1796-1918 - the Lifland province. By the end of the XIX century Riga became one of the most important ports of Russia. The growth of Riga was interrupted by the First World War. The city was on the front line, so to ensure the military economy, about 200,000 residents (workers with their families) were evacuated with the factories to Central Russia. In September 1917, the city was captured by the German army. After the end of the war, on November 18, 1918, in the German-occupied Riga, an independent Republic of Latvia was proclaimed. In the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact in August 1939, the two powers recognized the Baltic area as a Soviet sphere of influence. June 17, 1940 on the streets of Riga appeared Soviet tanks, and the city became the capital of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the summer of 1941, during the attack on the Soviet Union, German troops occupied Riga. During the German occupation from 1941 to 1944, Riga was the seat of the General Commissar of the General District of Latvia, Otto-Heinrich Drexler, and also the headquarters of the Ostland Reich Commissariat. Residents of Jewish origin, who numbered 44,000 in 1933, were interned in the Riga ghetto (since July 21, 1941), killed or deported to other concentration camps. Later prisoners were transported to the concentration camp of Salaspils. During the fighting at the onset of the Wehrmacht in 1941 and its retreat in 1944, the Old Town of Riga was seriously damaged. After regaining independence in 1991, Riga again became the capital of the sovereign Republic of Latvia.
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And again we are waiting for a very short move. This time we are already going to Riga, the capital of Latvia. To Riga from Kekava is only 20 km. Just on the roads increased the number of cars - a big city somewhere already nearby!
The section of the European route E67 connects the administrative center of Kekava region Kekava settlement and the capital of Latvia, the city of Riga
The road between Kekava and Riga passes through the territory of Latvia
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Kekava is located in the middle of a virgin pine forest near Riga. In this small village there are about 7000 people. Kekava is the administrative center of the Kekava region. Like Iecava, Kekava is a suburban village that is in demand among those who do not want to live in a big and noisy Riga. From here to Riga, only 15 km. Kekava (Latvian Ķekava) is a large village in the central part of Latvia, the administrative center of the Kekava Region and the Kekava Volost. It is located 17 km south of Riga. Kekava manor and the water mill of the same name were first mentioned in 1435, in connection with the lawsuit between Riga and the Livonian Order. Via Kekava, the A7 Riga - Bauska - Lithuanian border (Grenztal) motorway, which is part of the European route E 67, passes through Kekava. Rounding the Kekava, the A5 Salaspils-Babite, the Riga regional highway, is part of the European route E 77. Kekava is suitable for the regional road P89 Kekava-Skajstkalne. Among the local highways should be noted V6 Kekava - Plakantsiems.
Again, we sit in the car and continue the journey. And this transfer is also short - 30 km between Iecava and the center of Kekava region by the settlement of Kekava. Half an hour drive - and we are in Kekava. The road is very good quality. Before Kekava itself we turn off to the main motorway A5. The main roads are one of the types of Latvian highways. The main roads are designated by the letter A. Regional roads are designated by the letter P, and local roads by the letter V. Everything is extremely simple.
The sections of the European route E67 and the main highway A5 connect the administrative center of the Iecava district, Iecava settlement and the administrative center of the Kekava region, the settlement of Kekava
The road between two villages passes through the territory of Latvia
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