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17-617: (Redirected from Dvina River ) Dvina may refer to: Western Dvina , one of the names of Daugava, a river in Russia, Belarus, and Latvia Northern Dvina , a river in northern Russia R-12 Dvina , a theatre ballistic missile from the Soviet Union S-75 Dvina , a surface-to-air guided missile from the Soviet Union See also [ edit ] Dvinia ,

34-540: A Uralic language ; instead, it possibly comes from an Indo-European word which used to mean river or stream . The name Dvina resembles strongly Danuvius which itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European *dānu , meaning "large river". The Finno-Ugric names Vēna ( Livonian ), Väinajogi ( Estonian ), and Väinäjoki ( Finnish ) all stem from Proto-Finnic *väin , meaning "a large, peacefully rolling river". The total catchment area of

51-448: A focal symbol for the city's Russian community and was demolished in 2022 as a symbol of Soviet re-occupation of Latvia during WWII. The main shopping venues for local residents include the Āgenskalns tirgus ( Āgenskalns Market ) and Vienības Gatve. In spite of initial economic uncertainty following independence, the neighborhood has since regained its status as a garden suburb within minutes of Old Riga. Most Torņakalns residents commute to

68-641: A fortified tower built in the Middle Ages close to the Daugava River to alarm the city of Riga in case of emergency and intruders about to cross the river. The tower does not stand nowadays. Torņakalns was an early suburb to Riga, consisting largely of gardens and mansions. In contrast to the Soviet-built Zolitūde and Ziepniekkalns suburbs, there are plenty of gardens, parks, and monuments. Mārupes parks ( eng. :Mary's Creek Park ) encircles

85-624: A key location of settlement and defence of the mouth of the Daugava at least as early as the Middle Ages, as evidenced by the now destroyed fort at Torņakalns on the west bank of the Daugava in present-day Riga. From the end of the Livonian War great part of the Daugava formed the northeastern border of Duchy of Courland and Semigallia saparating it initially from the Kingdom of Livonia , later Swedish Livonia and Riga Governorate . After

102-452: A number of affluent residents, these deportations took place at the Torņakalns railway station . Many of the mansions were confiscated, with some being divided into smaller units, and others turned to public use, including kindergartens and clinics. During World War II , the railway service between Riga and Torņakalns was suspended, following the destruction of the original railway trestle over

119-490: A therapsid reptile Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dvina . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dvina&oldid=1084227180 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

136-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Western Dvina Latvia's capital, Riga , bridges the river's estuary four times. Built on both riverbanks, the city centre is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the river's mouth and is a significant port. According to Max Vasmer 's Etymological Dictionary , the toponym Dvina cannot stem from

153-626: The Baltic. In Belarus, water pollution of the Daugava is considered moderately severe, with the chief sources being treated wastewater, fish-farming, and agricultural chemical runoff (such as herbicides, pesticides, nitrates, and phosphates). Tor%C5%86akalns Torņakalns is a neighbourhood of Riga , Latvia located on the western bank of the Daugava River (neighbourhoods along this shore are collectively known as Pārdaugava ). The name Torņakalns ( English : Tower Hill ) derives from

170-403: The Daugava. Following the war, the neighborhood experienced an influx of non-Latvian Soviet citizens, reducing the ethnic Latvian percentage of the population. In the postwar development, the railway was electrified, streetcar service was expanded, factories and a military arsenal provided jobs in the neighborhood. Following the restoration of Latvian independence in 1991, many non-Latvians left

187-548: The Māras dīķis ( eng. :Mary's Pond ), which was once dammed by a mill. The Mārupe ( eng. :Mary's Creek ) then continues into Arkādijas parks ( eng. : Arcadian Park ), where early 20th century landscaping provides an oasis from the city. In 1940, the Soviet Union annexed Latvia and began mass deportations of Latvians who were deemed to be political and social threats to the new communist government. Because Torņakalns contained

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204-653: The cities and towns built along the Daugava: The river began experiencing environmental deterioration in the Soviet era due to collective agriculture (producing considerable adverse water pollution runoff) and hydroelectric power projects. This is the river that the Vula river flows into. Upstream of the Latvian town of Jekabpils , the river's pH has a characteristic value of about 7.8 (slight alkaline ). In this area,

221-519: The concentration of ionic calcium is around 43 milligrams per liter, nitrate is about 0.82 milligrams per liter, ionic phosphate is 0.038 milligrams per liter, and oxygen saturation is 80%. The high nitrate and phosphate load of the Daugava has contributed to the extensive buildup of phytoplankton biomass in the Baltic Sea; the Oder and Vistula rivers also contribute to the high nutrient loading of

238-554: The country, and Soviet-era street names were removed. A boxcar was installed at the Torņakalns station as a memorial to the Stalinist deportations. It is dedicated to the 140,068 victims of Communist terror, of which 7,568 were subject to Soviet deportations from Latvia and 82,500 of arrested and otherwise repressed during 1940-1945. At the same time, a Soviet victory monument on the neighborhood's northern edge remained. It remained

255-536: The incorporation later in the Russian Empire the river formed a border between governorates of Courland on the western bank and Livonia and Vitebsk on the eastern bank. From 1936 to 1939 Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station was built on the Daugava river in Latvia. Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station was put into operation in 1968 and Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1974. The following are some of

272-562: The river is 87,900 km (33,900 sq mi), of which 33,150 km (12,800 sq mi) are in Belarus. The following rivers are tributaries to the river Daugava (from source to mouth): Humans have settled at the mouth of the Daugava and along the shores of the Gulf of Riga for millennia, initially participating in a hunter-gatherer economy and utilizing the waters of the Daugava estuary for fishing and gathering. Beginning around

289-569: The sixth century CE, Viking explorers crossed the Baltic Sea and entered the Daugava River, navigating upriver into the Baltic interior. In medieval times, the Daugava was part of the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks , an important route for the transport of furs from the north and of Byzantine silver from the south. The Riga area, inhabited by the Finnic -speaking Livs , became

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