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 (7 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 locator map image is recorded as Liflandia Governorate Valksky uezd.svg^[12].
• Valka County's Commons category is recorded as Kreis Walk^[13].
• +1783-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Valka County^[14].
• Valka County was dissolved in +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Valka County's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ztkjf7^[16].
• Valka County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valka county^[17].
• Valka County's population is recorded as {'amount': '+120585'}^[18].
• Valka County's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[19].
• Valka County's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Valka County's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Valka County's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000154100^[22].
• Valka County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Valka county^[23].
• Valka County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+5298.7'}^[24].
• Valka County's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Kreis Walk^[25].

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Geography

Country listings include Russian Empire^[7], an empire^[26], in Russian Empire^[27], founded in 1721^[28] and Latvia^[8], a sovereign state^[29], in Latvia^[30], founded in 1918^[31], headquartered in Riga^[32]. Located in include Livonia Governorate^[3], a governorate^[33], in Russian Empire^[34], founded in 1796^[35]; Riga governorate^[4], a governorate^[36], in Russian Empire^[37], founded in 1713^[38]; Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic^[5], a republic of the Soviet Union^[39], in Soviet Union^[40], founded in 1940^[41]; and Latvia^[6], a sovereign state^[42], in Latvia^[43], founded in 1918^[44], headquartered in Riga^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Valka County's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21074767', 'amount': '+5298.7'}^[24]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+120585'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include uezd of the Russian Empire^[9] and county of Latvia^[10].

History and Context

+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Valka County^[14].

Why It Matters

Valka County ranks in the top 6% of uezd_of_the_russian_empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]