Valka County
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Valka County
Summary
Valka County is an uezd of the Russian Empire[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of uezd_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Valka County is located in Livonia Governorate[3].
- Valka County is located in Riga governorate[4].
- Valka County is located in Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic[5].
- Valka County is located in Latvia[6].
- Valka County is in the country of Russian Empire[7].
- Valka County is in the country of Latvia[8].
- Valka County's instance of is recorded as uezd of the Russian Empire[9].
- Valka County's instance of is recorded as county of Latvia[10].
- Valka County's capital is recorded as Walk[11].
- Valka County's Commons category is recorded as Kreis Walk[12].
- 1783 marks the founding of Valka County[13].
- Valka County was dissolved in 1949[14].
- Valka County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valka county[15].
- Valka County has a population of {'amount': '+120585'}[16].
- Valka County's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
- Valka County's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- Valka County's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- Valka County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Valka county[20].
- Valka County covers an area of {'amount': '+5298.7'}[21].
- Valka County's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Kreis Walk[22].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Russian Empire[7], an empire[23], in Russian Empire[24], founded in 1721[25] and Latvia[8], a sovereign state[26], in Latvia[27], founded in 1918[28], headquartered in Riga[29]. Located in include Livonia Governorate[3], a governorate[30], in Russian Empire[31], founded in 1796[32]; Riga governorate[4], a governorate[33], in Russian Empire[34], founded in 1713[35]; Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic[5], a republic of the Soviet Union[36], in Soviet Union[37], founded in 1940[38]; and Latvia[6], a sovereign state[39], in Latvia[40], founded in 1918[41], headquartered in Riga[42].
Physical Characteristics
Valka County covers an area of {'amount': '+5298.7'}[21]. It has a population of {'amount': '+120585'}[16].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include uezd of the Russian Empire[9] and county of Latvia[10].
History and Context
1783 marks the founding of Valka County[13].
Why It Matters
Valka County ranks in the top 6% of uezd_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]