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Riga

Type Object Region Livonia Time 1201

Riga lies at the mouth of the Daugava, founded in 1201 by Bishop Albert of Buxhoeveden as the episcopal seat and German colonial outpost of the Livon…

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  1. 1201Riga · RigaAlbert moved the Livonian see to the mouth of the Daugava, founding and chartered the city on the North German urban model as a bridgehead for crusader supply, mission, and settlement.
  2. 1202–1237Riga · RigaIn 1202 the Livonian Brothers of the Sword were founded in Riga with the bishop's support, and the city became the command and logistics center for the conquest of Livonia and Estonia; the cathedral was also built around 1211.
  3. c. 1282Riga · RigaRiga joined the Hanseatic trade network via its river and Baltic sea routes, exporting furs, wax, and grain and importing cloth and salt; the medieval old town layout continues as the core of today's Latvian capital.

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