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In other languages: latviešuGuide to Latvia ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Latvia is a country in Europe bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus. It was formerly ruled by Russia and the Soviet Union. The official language is Latvian.[1] Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union and remained a Soviet republic for forty-five years. It declared independence and received international recognition in August-September 1991.
Latvia Map[edit | edit source]
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Latvia.
Republican Cities[edit | edit source]
- Daugavpils
- Jēkabpils
- Jelgava
- Jūrmala
- Liepāja
- Rēzekne
- Riga
- Valmiera
- Ventspils
Municipalities[edit | edit source]
- Aglona
- Aizkraukle
- Aizpute
- Aknīste
- Aloja
- Alsunga
- Alūksne
- Amata
- Ape
- Auce
- Ādaži
- Babīte
- Baldone
- Baltinava
- Balvi
- Bauska
- Beverīna
- Brocēni
- Burtnieki
- Carnikava
- Cēsis
- Cesvaine
- Cibla
- Dagda
- Daugavpils
- Dobele
- Dundaga
- Durbe
- Engure
- Ērgļi
- Garkalne
- Grobiņa
- Gulbene
- Iecava
- Ikšķile
- Inčukalns
- Ilūkste
- Jaunjelgava
- Jaunpiebalga
- Jaunpils
- Jēkabpils
- Jelgava
- Kandava
- Kārsava
- Kocēni
- Koknese
- Krāslava
- Krimulda
- Krustpils
- Kuldīga
- Ķegums
- Ķekava
- Lielvārde
- Līgatne
- Limbaži
- Līvāni
- Lubāna
- Ludza
- Madona
- Mālpils
- Mārupe
- Mazsalaca
- Mērsrags
- Naukšēni
- Nereta
- Nīca
- Ogre
- Olaine
- Ozolnieki
- Pārgauja
- Pāvilosta
- Pļaviņas
- Preiļi
- Priekule
- Priekuļi
- Rauna
- Rēzekne
- Riebiņi
- Roja
- Ropaži
- Rucava
- Rugāji
- Rundāle
- Rūjiena
- Salacgrīva
- Sala
- Salaspils
- Saldus
- Saulkrasti
- Sēja
- Sigulda
- Skrīveri
- Skrunda
- Smiltene
- Stopiņi
- Strenči
- Talsi
- Tērvete
- Tukums
- Vaiņode
- Valka
- Varakļāni
- Vārkava
- Vecpiebalga
- Vecumnieki
- Ventspils
- Viesīte
- Viļaka
- Viļāni
- Zilupe
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Latvia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia, accessed 27 April 2016.