The Swedish Gate (Latvian: Zviedru vārti) is situated in Riga, Latvia, and was erected 1698 as a part of the Riga Wall to provide access to barracks outside...

arms of Riga is one of the official symbols of Riga, along with the flag of Riga. The blazon on the greater, middle, and lesser coat of arms of Riga, on the...

During the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658), Riga withstood a siege by Russian forces. Riga remained the largest city of the Swedish Empire during a period...

During the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) Riga and the largest part of Duchy of Livonia came under Swedish rule in 1621. During the Swedish rule, this region...

Daugava was introduced. In 1820, the Riga City Council ordered to transfer Daugavmala Herbal Market to Šāļu Gate at the end of Svērtuves Street. In 1832...

Swedish troops had withdrawn, the Swedish garrison threw the keys to the gate out of the window as a signal of surrender. About half of the Swedish forces...

The Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568), also called the First Polish War (Swedish: Första Polska Kriget) was waged primarily in the Baltic during the larger...

called the Swedish Deluge (Polish: potop szwedzki, Lithuanian: švedų tvanas, Swedish: Svenska syndafloden), or less commonly the Russo–Swedish Deluge (Polish:...

("The Tragedy of Exile", 1965–1966: Swedish Diaries 1946–1951) Pasaules vārtos ("At the World's Gate", 1968: Swedish Diaries 1951-1958) Bērza tāss ("The...

by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus in 1621 during the Polish–Swedish War. In the second half of the 19th century, the construction of the Rīga-Pskov...