Ainaži, the Glossary
Ainaži (Heinaste; Āinast) is a Latvian port town by the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. Administratively, it is part of the Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located on the south side of the Estonia-Latvia international border, on the site of an ancient Livonian fishing village.[1]
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36 relations: A1 road (Latvia), Administrative divisions of Latvia, Baltic Sea, Cēsis, Courland, Customs, Eastern European Summer Time, Eastern European Time, Estonia, Estonian language, European route E67, German language, Gulf of Riga, Häädemeeste Parish, Humid continental climate, Ikla, Köppen climate classification, Krišjānis Valdemārs, Latvia, Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency, Limbaži Municipality, Lithuania, Livonia, Livonian language, Livonians, Middle Ages, Miežiškiai, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pärnu, Salacgrīva, Sea captain, Vidzeme, Wind turbine, World War I, World War II.
- Estonia–Latvia border crossings
- Gulf of Riga
- Kreis Wolmar
- Limbaži Municipality
- Populated coastal places in Latvia
A1 road (Latvia)
The A1 highway (Riga (Baltezers) - Border of Estonia (Ainaži)), also known as the Tallinn highway is a national road in Latvia, which connects the Riga bypass with the Estonian border at Ainaži.
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Administrative divisions of Latvia
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
See Ainaži and Administrative divisions of Latvia
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.
Cēsis
Cēsis, (Wenden, Venden, Võnnu, Kieś) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Ainaži and Cēsis are towns in Latvia and Vidzeme.
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Courland
Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia.
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country.
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
Estonian language
Estonian (eesti keel) is a Finnic language of the Uralic family.
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European route E67
European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Gulf of Riga
The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia (Rīgas līcis, Liivi laht) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia.
Häädemeeste Parish
Häädemeeste (Gudmannsbach) is a municipality located in Pärnu County of Estonia.
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Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Ikla
Ikla is a village in Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. Ainaži and Ikla are Estonia–Latvia border crossings.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Krišjānis Valdemārs
Krišjānis Valdemārs (in Germanized spelling as Christian Waldemar or Woldemar) (2 December 1825 at Vecjunkuri in Ārlava parish (now Valdgale parish, Courland, Latvia) – 7 December 1891 in Moscow, Russia) was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of The First Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvians movement.
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Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre
The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (Latvijas Vides, ģeoloģijas un meteoroloģijas centrs; LVĢMC) is a governmental service under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia.
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Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra (LĢIA)) is the leading institution of the Republic of Latvia in the implementation of state policy in the field of geodesy, cartography and geospatial information, which is under the supervision of the Minister of Defense.
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Limbaži Municipality
Limbaži Municipality (Limbažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. Ainaži and Limbaži Municipality are Vidzeme.
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Lithuania
Lithuania (Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Livonia
Livonia or in earlier records Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea.
Livonian language
The Livonian language (līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Riga, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia but also used to be spoken in the Salaca River valley.
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Livonians
The Livonians, or Livs, are a Balto-Finnic people indigenous to northern and northwestern Latvia.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Miežiškiai
Miežiškiai (Mieżyszki) is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Pärnu
Pärnu is the fourth-largest city in Estonia and third in terms of the ethnic Estonian population. Ainaži and Pärnu are Gulf of Riga and Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea.
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Salacgrīva
Salacgrīva is a town in Salacgrīva Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Ainaži and Salacgrīva are Gulf of Riga, Kreis Wolmar, Limbaži Municipality, Populated coastal places in Latvia, Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea, towns in Latvia and Vidzeme.
Sea captain
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (Old Latvian orthography: Widda-semme, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands.
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
Estonia–Latvia border crossings
- Ainaži
- Andsumäe, Rõuge Parish
- Ikla
- Jäärja
- Kilomani
- Laatre, Viljandi County
- Murati (village)
- Paganamaa
- Rammuka, Võru County
- Tsirgumäe
- Valga, Estonia
- Valka
- Vastse-Roosa
Gulf of Riga
- Ainaži
- Archbishopric of Riga
- Battle of Karuse
- Battle of Moon Sound
- Battle of the Gulf of Riga
- Curonians
- Daugava
- Gauja
- Gulf of Riga
- Irbe Strait
- Jūrmala
- Kolka, Latvia
- Kuressaare
- Lielupe
- Livonian Coast
- Moonsund operation
- Muhu
- Pärnu
- Pärnu (river)
- Pärnu Bay
- Pulli settlement
- Ragaciems
- Riga
- Saaremaa
- Salaca
- Salacgrīva
- Saulkrasti
- Semigallians
- Väinameri
- West Estonian archipelago
Kreis Wolmar
- Ainaži
- Aloja, Latvia
- Burtnieki
- Burtnieki Castle
- Kocēni
- Laatre, Viljandi County
- Lielstraupe Castle
- Limbaži
- Mazsalaca
- Naukšēni
- Puikule Manor
- Rūjiena
- Salacgrīva
- Straupe
- Valmiera
Limbaži Municipality
- Ainaži
- Ainaži Parish
- Aloja Parish
- Aloja, Latvia
- Braslava Parish
- Brīvzemnieki Parish
- FK Staiceles Bebri
- Katvari Parish
- Liepupe
- Liepupe (river)
- Liepupe Parish
- Limbaži
- Limbaži Municipality
- Limbaži Parish
- Ozolmuiža Manor
- Puikule Manor
- Pāle Parish
- Salacgrīva
- Salacgrīva Parish
- Skulte Parish
- Skulte, Skulte Parish
- Staicele
- Staicele Parish
- Umurga Parish
- Vidriži Parish
- Viļķene Parish
Populated coastal places in Latvia
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainaži
Also known as Ainazi, Hainasch, Haynasch, Heinaste.