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Discover Valka
Valka in Valka (Valka Municipality) with it's 6,589 citizens is a city in Latvia about 91 mi (or 147 km) north-east of Riga, the country's capital city.
Local time in Valka is now 04:36 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Riga with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Valka, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Tartu Airport in Estonia in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km). The closest airport in Latvia is Riga International Airport in a distance of 96 mi (or 71 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Struve Geodetic Arc in Belarus at a distance of 89 mi (or 144 km).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Valga, Hummuli, Oru, Torva and Laatre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 86% |
Air Pressure | 998 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
13°C (55 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
13°C (55 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
[LDZ] Latvian railways DMU forming a evening train from Valga, Estonia to...
Riga, Latvia. The train is seen here just after crossing the border of these 2 countries. The borderline goes 150m away from the filming spot.
Atis solves 3x3x3 in 1m:13s Valga Valka Open 2013
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2013HERM01.
[LDZ] Latvian railways diesel locomotive departing Valga freight yard...
in Estonia with a freight train tovards Riga. The train is crossing the estonian-latvian border just after the filming spot.
LogOnTrain - University professor's lecture in VCVTC
Project Logistics and Overland Transport Network for Training 'Blue Collars' (LogOnTrain) with the Estonia-Latvia-Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme within ENPI 2007-2013 organized...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Valka District
Valka district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008. The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes. The towns are: Valka (6459), Smiltene (5996), Strenči (1474), and Seda (1692). Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Walk, Livonia
Walk was the historical German name for the town that is since 1920 divided into Valga in Estonia and Valka in Latvia. After 1419 it was the seat of the Landtag of the Livonian Confederation.
Valga Keskstaadion
Valga Keskstaadion (Central stadium of Valga) is a multi-use stadium in the town of Valga, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the matches of FC Valga Warrior. The stadium holds 450 people and was opened in 1956.