Ropaži municipality (Ropažu Novads)
On 1 July 2021, Ropaži Municipality was enlarged when Garkalne Municipality, Stopiņi Municipality and Vangaži town were merged with it. The entire territory of Ropaži Municipality is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.
The center of Ropaži is 36 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. The Riga – Ērgļi railway, European route E67 (also known as Via Baltica), and the highways Riga – Lubāna and Ogre – Inčukalns pass through the territory of Ropaži municipality.
Territory: 322 km².
Population: 6.832 inhabitants.
As of 1 January 2002 the largest villages are:
* Ropaži – 1900 inhabitants,
* Zaķumuiža – 1221 inhabitants,
* Silakrogs – 779 inhabitants,
* Mucenieki – 689 inhabitants,
Map - Ropaži municipality (Ropažu Novads)
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Country - Latvia
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After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent Republic of Latvia was established on 18 November 1918 when it broke away from the German Empire and declared independence in the aftermath of World War I. However, by the 1930s the country became increasingly autocratic after the coup in 1934 establishing an authoritarian regime under Kārlis Ulmanis. The country's de facto independence was interrupted at the outset of World War II, beginning with Latvia's forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union, followed by the invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany in 1941, and the re-occupation by the Soviets in 1944 to form the Latvian SSR for the next 45 years. As a result of extensive immigration during the Soviet occupation, ethnic Russians became the most prominent minority in the country, now constituting nearly a quarter of the population. The peaceful Singing Revolution started in 1987, and ended with the restoration of de facto independence on 21 August 1991. Since then, Latvia has been a democratic unitary parliamentary republic.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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LV | Latvian language |
LT | Lithuanian language |
RU | Russian language |