Kauguri, Latvia agency. It is also home to the football club FK Jūrmala, playing in the Virsliga. Kauguri bathing area received the National Bathing Area Quality Certificate acknowledging it conformity with several International Blue Flag Certification criteria. It takes about 40 minutes to get to Kauguri from Riga (the capital city of Latvia) by car, about 50 minutes by train and about an hour by bus. Kauguri, Latvia Kauguri is a residential area in the western part of Jūrmala, a city in Latvia. It is estimated that the population is approximately one-half of Jūrmala's population, so it is more than 20,000. As
History of the Jews in Latvia History of the Jews in Latvia The History of the Jews in Latvia dates back to the first Jewish colony established in Piltene in 1571. Jews contributed to Latvia's development until the Northern War (1700–1721), which decimated Latvia's population. The Jewish community reestablished itself in the 18th century, mainly through an influx from Prussia, and came to play a principal role in the economic life of Latvia. Under an independent Latvia, Jews formed political parties and participated as members of parliament. The Jewish community flourished. Jewish parents had the right to send their children to schools using Hebrew as the