====== Resources : Latvia ======

This is a page listing various resources dealing with Latvian history, geography and related topics and subjects. Resources range from website and online article links to lists of recommended non-fiction bibliography. 

==== General information ====

**[[http://www.vietas.lv/eng/|Vietas.lv]]** - Interactive geographic and historical guide to Latvia (English language version).


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==== Archives and Documents ====

**[[http://www.arhivi.lv/index.php?&3|State Archives of Latvia]]**

**[[http://www.balticconnections.net/index.cfm?article=Home|Baltic Connections Project]]** - Uncovering the common past of the countries around the Baltic Sea (1450-1800).

**[[http://www.celmina.com/surnames/index.php?title=Main_Page|Latvian Surname Project]]** - A wiki project collecting and researching all manner of Latvian surnames (family names).

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==== Maps ====

**[[http://www.feefhs.org/maplibrary.html|FEEFHS Map Room]]** - 50 detailed maps of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and the Baltics from the 1882 Blackie and Sons atlas, all available at the site of the [[http://www.feefhs.org/|Federation of East European Family History Societies]]. The same site also includes a nice [[http://www.feefhs.org/links.html|Genealogy Resource Directory]].

**[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Latvija_novadi_un_pilsetas.png|Map of OTL Latvian towns/cities and main historical regions]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=258874|Alternate History Maps of Baltic Nations thread]]** - Just to give writers some inspiration.

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==== Architecture, Fine Arts and Culture ====

**[[http://www.vecriga.info/index.html|Multimedia virtual tour of old Riga]]**

**[[http://www.talava.com/latviancastles.html|Castles of Latvia]]**

**[[http://www.latvia.travel/en/article/historically-significant-castles-and-manors|Historically significant castles and manors of Latvia]]**

**[[https://glosbe.com/en/lv/|English to Latvian online dictionary]]**

**[[https://glosbe.com/en/ltg/|English to Latgalian online dictionary]]**

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==== Economy, Research and Transport ====

**[[http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/latvian-railway-history-museum-riga|Latvian Railway Museum in Riga]]**

**[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/philstephenrichards/albums/72157643643408855|Photos of Latvian rail vehicles and rolling stock]]**, courtesy of [[https://www.flickr.com/people/philstephenrichards|Phil Richards]]

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==== Military topics ====

**[[http://www.talava.com/liepaja.html|Liepaja Navy Harbor]]**

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==== See Also ====

**[[offtopic:Latvia]]**

**[[timelines:Latvia|Latvian Timelines and Scenarios]]**

**[[pods:Latvia|Latvian Points of Divergence]]**

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