Latvia

Ventspils (Latvian: \ˈvæntspils:; German: Windau, pronounced \ˈvɪndaʊ̯:; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906 It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port

Valmiera (pronunciation ; German: Wolmar; Polish: Wolmar see other names) is the largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 1935 square kilometres (7 square miles) As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020 – 24 879

Tukums (pronunciation ; German: Tuckum; Livonian: Tukāmō) is a town in the Courland region of Latvia Three regions of Latvia meet in the vicinity of Tukums – Vidzeme, Zemgale and Courland

Talsi (pronunciation ; Livonian: Tālsa, German: Talsen) (population 11,371) is a town in Latvia It is the administrative centre of Talsi Municipality It is nicknamed the "green pearl of Courland"

Saldus (pronunciation ; German: Frauenburg) is a Latvian town located in Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme) and is the main town, and the central location in Saldus Municipality The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but the founding year is considered to be 1856, and it gained town rights in 1917The city is almost precisely in between Riga and Liepāja (slightly closer to ‘Liepāja’ (100 km), than Riga (119 km)

Riga (; Latvian: Rīga \ˈriːɡa:, Livonian: Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 671,000 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population It is also the largest city in the three Baltic states and is home to one tenth of the three Baltic states' combined population The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea

Rēzekne (Latvian: \ˈrɛːzekne:, Latgalian: [ˈrʲæːzʲækʲnʲæ], Russian: [ˈrɛzɛknɛ]; German: Rositten) is a city in the Rēzekne River valley in Latgale region of eastern Latvia It is called The Heart of Latgale (Latvian Latgales sirds, Latgalian Latgolys sirds) Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated 242 kilometres (150 miles) east of Riga, and 63 kilometres (39 miles) west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways

Olaine (pronunciation ; German: Olai) is a city in Olaine Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Olaine gained town rights in 1967 The name comes from the Saint Olai Church, built by the Misa river under Swedish rule in the 17th century

Mazsalaca (pronounced \ˈmɑsːɑlɑtsɑ:; Livonian: Piški Salats, Estonian: Väike-Salatsi, German: Salisburg) is a town in Mazsalaca municipality, Vidzeme, Latvia with 1269 inhabitants