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Riga - The Baltic Hub
After seven centuries of foreign domination,
the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika)
is independent since 1991 and has been transforming
herself into an economically dynamic democracy.
The vehicle for this transforming is the capital
Riga, the largest city in the Baltic States.
Of Latvia’s 2.270.000 inhabitants approx.
717.000 live in Riga. The city is located
on
both banks of the river Daugava which separates
the city into two parts, Vecriga (Old Riga)
and Pardaugava. Four bridges, one only for
railway traffic, connect the banks.
Riga is close to the Gulf of Riga at the Baltic
Sea and the harbour is an important part of
the city’s development. Once the river
was an important as a strategically location
called the “Amber Way” where the
Nordic Vikings started their travels east).
Today you find in the very heart of the city,
just at the doorsteps to the Old Town,
the Sea Passenger Terminal. Riga is also a
hub for both the domestic and international
trains. Only twenty minutes away from the
city centre you find the biggest airport in
the Baltic States, Riga International Airport.
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