Valga is a town in southern Estonia and the capital of Valga County. Until their separation in 1920, Valga and the town of Valka in northern Latvia were one town. They are now twin-towns. The area of Valga is 16.5 square kilometres and that of Valka is 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Their populations are respectively 12,261 and 6,164. On 21 December 2007 all border-crossing points were removed and roads and fences opened between the two countries with both countries joining the Schengen Agreement.
Valka district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km2. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008. The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes. The towns are: Valka (6459), Smiltene (5996), Strenči (1474), and Seda (1692).
Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 administrative districts and 7 cities under state jurisdiction, indicated with asterisks: (for new administrative divisions see Administrative divisions of Latvia)
Valka is a town and municipality in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia along both banks of the river Pedele.
Miķelis Krogzemis, better known under his pen name Auseklis was a Latvian poet and prominent member of the Young Latvians movement.
The Latvian Basketball League also known as the OlyBet LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 9 teams. It is considered the biggest basketball league in Latvia. The LBL is a part of Latvian Basketball Association, which is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia.
Edvarts Virza was a Latvian writer, poet and translator. In 1935 and 1936 he was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works were banned in the Latvian SSR until 1985.
Kārķi parish is an administrative unit of Valka Municipality, Latvia. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of Valka District.
Valka Parish is an administrative territorial entity of Valka Municipality, Latvia. It was an administrative unit of Valka District. The administrative center is Lugaži.
European route E 264 is a Class B road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Jõhvi, Estonia and ends in Inčukalns, Latvia. E264 consists of Estonian main road no. 3 and Latvian main road A3. The entire route is part of Via Hanseatica corridor.
Valka Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish; the administrative centre being Valka. In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County. The population in 2020 was 7,603.
Valka Town Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in Latvia, in the town of Valka, North Vidzeme. Its activity started on 10 May 1871, with the production of Hesse Vahgesa's play "Kleine Lisa".
Latvian Football Cup 2010–11 is the sixty-ninth season of the Latvian annual football knock-out competition. The winners will qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2011-12.
Jānis Cimze was a Latvian pedagogue, collector and harmoniser of folk songs, organist, founder of Latvian choral music and initiator of professional Latvian music. He is buried at the Lugaži Cemetery.
BC Valga-Valka, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club representing the twin towns of Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall. From 2015 to 2018 the team uniquely competed in both Estonian and Latvian domestic top leagues.
Valkas apriņķis was a historic county in the Governorate of Livonia, and in the Republic of Latvia dissolved during the administrative territorial reform of the Latvian SSR in 1949. Its capital was Valka (Walk).
The 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League was the 25th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started at the end of September and will end on April 27, 2016. The Playoffs finished on May 31, 2016.
Latvian Provisional National Council was established on November 17 /November 29 1917 in Valka, Governorate of Livonia by Latvian refugee support Central committee, political parties and representatives from Provisional Land Council of Vidzeme and Provisional Land Council of Latgale. Due to German army advances, National Council also met in Petrograd, in secrecy from the new Bolshevik regime.
The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
The 2020 Latvian Football Cup is the 26th edition of the football tournament. The competition began on 23 July. RFS were the defending champions, having won the previous year's final over Jelgava 3–2 after extra time. The cup winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round.
