More The benefit for the birth of one child will be EUR 1,000 instead of the current EUR 350 and EUR 2,000 for the birth of twins (previously EUR 480) If three or more children are born in the same family the amount of the allowance will be determined by the local council To receive the full amount of the allowance both parents must have been declared residents in Sigulda municipality at least 12 months before the birth of the child and the newborn must be declared a resident in Sigulda municipality If only one parent and the newborn are declared in the municipality Although the changes to the binding rules only came into force in mid-April the amount of the benefit will be applied from 1 January this year with a recalculation for those families who have already received the newborn allowance to ensure that the difference is paid if a family has a baby at the beginning of 2025 and has received a benefit of €350 an additional €650 will be paid to the family after the recalculation to make up the new benefit amount several municipalities decided to increase childbirth and other benefits Select text and press Ctrl+Enter to send a suggested correction to the editor Select text and press Report a mistake to send a suggested correction to the editor Kicking off his Baltic tour with a sold-out show at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu the internationally acclaimed Estonian guitarist Andres Roots will be criss-crossing Latvia next week appearing at Atmoda in Riga on January 15th at the BJMK rock school in Jelgava on January 17th and at Valhalla Lounge in Sigulda on January 18th. The tour concludes with a Tallinn concert at Kidrakuur Kultuuriklubi on January 25th that also features the Finnish quartet Blues Bizarre Roots will be performing in Finland and then take his acoustic slide guitar blues on the road in the UK in March promoting his new release "Royal Spa Blues" The album was recorded live at Temperance in Royal Leamington Spa during last year's UK tour that also saw the Estonian perform at the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival and the Upton Blues Festival. "You could be forgiven for thinking your ears or eyes deceive you given it sounds like either there are two musicians/guitars involved or he has six fingers on each hand," writes the FabricationsHQ critic Ross Muir about Roots' performance at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine as with guitar luminaries such as Martin Taylor Andres Roots is an exceptional multi-parts guitarist; thumbing a bass line and picking out a rhythm while delivering a melody highly individualistic phrasing or some nifty slide work the latter sometimes incorporating two slides..." Andres Roots' music has received airplay on five continents and his Golden Disc-earning 2016 LP "Roots Music" remains the only blues album ever to top the sales charts in Estonia he served as an official Ambassador for last year’s European Capital of Culture – Tartu where he has been living for the past 30 years A subscription to The Baltic Times is a cost-effective way of staying in touch with the latest Baltic news and views enabling you full access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Subscribe Now! 2025 © The Baltic Times /Cookies Policy Privacy Policy It's a popular and long-established ritual of the Fall for Rīgans One almost suspects that as far as some of the city-dwellers are concerned a day trip to Sigulda in October means they have 'done' the countryside for another year and can return to their boulevards with the satisfied feeling of Amundsen on his return from the South Pole Now, without doubt, Sigulda is very nice You only need to walk a few hundred meters from the train station and you get a spectacular view across the Gauja River valley The more adventurous can then disappear down well-established hiking trails before returning for a hot chocolate at one of the cafes by the station and a train home The less adventurous can go straight for the hot chocolate It's undeniably a nice day trip – which is why at this time of year you will just be one among many others doing exactly the same you might consider somewhere other than Sigulda There are plenty of places that offer Autumnal landscapes that are at least its equal according to the sort of thing you hear during a PowerPoint presentation Due to the fact that pretty much everywhere outside of Rīga looks stunning in the Fall, a condition has been imposed in compiling this list: the destinations must in theory be reachable by train from Rīga That rule will be bent close to breaking point here are a few suggestions for spectacular autumn trips away from the capital city On the same line as Sigulda but adding another 40 minutes or so of journey time will bring you to the pretty city of Cēsis Head south from the station and within half an hour you will be on the banks of the River Gauja The Cirulīši nature trail is a good one but less well-known is a section of the Santiago di Compostella route that winds along the river and over some small hills nearby pretty circular trail just across the river at Sarkanās cliffs comes complete with the freshest spring water you will ever drink More: https://visit.cesis.lv/ Ogre is just as easy to reach from Rīga as Sigulda and indeed it, too, used to be a resort town, evidence of which remains in its pretty wooden villas. The station is right in the middle of town, and you have several options as you disembark – should you head for the River Ogre, the River Daugava or the 'Zilie Kalni' (Blue Hills) nature park which has trails specially designed for bikes Ogre is a particularly good choice for cyclists who will be able to take in a lot in a single day and the trains are frequent It also offers plenty of excellent places to eat when you have worked up an appetite More: https://www.visitogre.lv/en/ Saldus is reachable by train on the line towards Liepāja It's a town that has really improved its attractiveness in recent years and now makes a very pleasant and different destination for people who want to explore Latvia in a bit more depth There is a great viewpoint over the town right beside the road on Biļļu hill while for walkers the pretty Ciecere nature trail winds along the Ciecere river and can be continued all the way to the picturesque Saldus Lake The best autumn colors can probably be found in Kalnsēta park and the best view from the top of Lake Ciecere observation tower One thing to bear in mind though – the Saldus railway station is actually located a couple of kilometers away from the town itself.  More: https://turisms.saldus.lv/en/ but it does have one thing that is a very big draw at this time of year – a large and beautiful dendrological park this is located quite a distance from the train station – in the case of Skrīveri Dendrological Park so perhaps this is more of an option for cyclists and motorists unless you really want to wear down the soles of your hiking boots (or use a taxi) either way – the dendrological park which is owned by Latvian State Forests extends over 16 hectares right on the banks of the River Daugava and includes more than 300 different species of trees.  Parts are decidedly park-like and open (it was originally the formal park of Skrīveri Manor) while others have been allowed to get a little wilder A perfect place for an autumn picnic.  More: https://www.mammadaba.lv/en/mammadaba-nature-objects/skriveri-dendrological-park There's plenty to see when you reach Alūksne Walk across the causeway to Castle Island and Temple Hill with its viewing platform for the most spectacular panoramas More: https://visitaluksne.lv/en/what-to-see/ All resolutions approved with the required majority of votes The management board of the joint stock company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ E-mail: zanda.malniece@sigmas.lv Olympics.com profiles the German duo and three other racers that you should watch in the skeleton competitions in Latvia. Neise will have fond memories of the track at Sigulda after capturing European silver there in February and picking up a third-place finish in the World Cup race there last season. The 24-year-old is renowned as a consistent performer, and so its proving true once again as Neise sits top of the leaderboard with three podium finishes from four races thus far. With that said, the 2024 mixed team world champion is yet to win an event in the 2024/25 World Cup campaign, and given her good performances at this venue she could be primed to break that duck on Friday. Like Neise, Grotheer has been a paragon of consistency this season; only in his case, the 32-year-old has won every race of the 2024/25 campaign to date. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christopher Grotheer OLY (@christophergrotheer) Grotheer's form has seen him build a healthy 80-point lead over Matt Weston in second his winning streak could come to an end in Sigulda The three-time men's world champion has never won a race there and has only finished on the podium in Latvia once (a third place finish in 2023) Friday presents a perfect chance for the German to bag another victory as he seeks his second overall World Cup crown The women's field is a tightly-run affair at the moment with four different athletes having secured a win thus far (Great Britain's Amelia Coltman and Freya Tarbit Dan Zhao of the People's Republic of China and Belgium’s Kim Meylemans) Picture by 2022 Getty ImagesJanine Flock of Team Austria After placing 2nd and 3rd in her first two races the 35-year-old stumbled with a 12th-place result in Yanqinq before recovering to take 4th in Altenberg Flock remains in touching distance of Neise but will need to better the German (and reach the podium) to make a significant dent in the defecit View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Weston OLY | GBR SKELETON (@matt_weston_skeleton) With skeleton legend Marins Dukurs part of the Great Britain coaching set-up, Weston has yet to finish outside of the podium places, and won the race at this venue during the 2022/23 campaign. He could be primed to notch his first gold of this season in Sigulda, though Grotheer is proving to be a hard man to beat this year. Seeing as this World Cup stage is taking place in Latvia, we thought it fitting to reserve the final spot for two home athletes. 18 year old Davis Valdovskis finished fourth at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games and is the reigning U20 world champion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marta Andzane (@m.andzane) Marta Andzane finished 5th at those same Games and also took bronze at the U20 world championships in 2023 The youngsters are yet to race in the senior World Cup tour this season but both have been registered for the event in Sigulda as the skeleton community will get a chance to watch two up-and-coming prospects Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence bagged British Bobsleigh’s first medal of the World Cup season when they won silver in Sigulda on Sunday Hall and Lawrence clocked a combined time of 1 minute 39.45 seconds beating reigning back-to-back Olympic Champion Francesco Friedrich into third and only finishing behind 2023 World Champion Johannes Lochner in Latvia Hall finished fourth with Greg Cackett in yesterday’s first race of a double 2-man weekend having achieved the same result with Lawrence in the season opener in Altenberg eight days ago Today’s result marks the first 2-man medal for the team since January 2023 when Hall and Lawrence won silver in Altenberg It’s always an amazing feeling and we’ve missed it “We made a habit of it the year before last but last season was a really tough one with all the injuries the team I were hit with We came really close to a medal yesterday and last week so it’s awesome to be able to turn a big performance into a silver today “We’ve been consistent over both days here and Taylor was outstanding today - just as Greg was yesterday “It’s a really satisfying way to end the year and it’s the first of many medals this season.”  The Brits were the fourth fastest starters in Run 1 and the second quickest in Run 2 They trailed Lochner by just five hundredths of a second after the first heat (the same margin by which Hall and Cackett had missed a medal on Saturday) and they again recorded the second quickest run time in the second as they finished 0.21 behind Lochner and more than half a second clear of the Polish team in fourth The GB2 team led by Adam Baird didn’t enter today’s race having instead headed to Igls for the Europa Cup 4-man competition but they enjoyed a career best day on Saturday when Baird and Austin Milward secured a first-ever top ten finish at this level who was making just his second World Cup start were just six hundredths outside the top eight as they jumped up eight spots from last week’s showing in Germany Baird outdrove his team’s start by three places in each heat as GB2 came down in a 2-run time of 1 minute 40.12 The bobsleigh and skeleton World Cup campaign now takes a break until the New Year with the next races scheduled for Winterberg Olympic medalist Deas retires BBSA Statement: Arran Gulliver Weston waiting 'til 2026 to celebrate In pics: World Championships - Bobsleigh Brand and Design by We Launch RIGA - As the so-called ''golden autumn'' or fall colors reach its climax Sigulda has once again seen its annual traffic jams of visitors on Saturday according to photos posted on social media The so-called "golden autumn" attracts many visitors to the Gauja Valley each year Although this weekend all the trees have not yet turned yellow or any other autumn color many people have headed towards Sigulda to enjoy a warm October weekend traffic towards the capital has increased significantly The Management Board of Joint Stock Company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ (unified reg LV-2150) announces that regular shareholders’ meeting of the Joint Stock Company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ will take place on April 25 The shareholders who represent at least 1/20 of the company's share capital have rights within 7 days after the publication of the notification to require the institution which convenes the shareholders meeting to include additional items in the agenda of the meeting who propose to include additional issues on the agenda of the shareholders meeting are obliged to submit the draft resolution on the issues that are proposed by them for inclusion in the agenda or explanation on the issues where no resolution is planned to be adopted to the institution which convenes the shareholders meeting The shareholders have rights to submit draft resolutions on issues included in the agenda of the shareholders' meeting within 7 days after the notification about convocation of shareholders' meeting is released Shareholders have rights to submit draft resolutions on issues included in the agenda of the shareholders' meeting during the meeting if all the draft resolutions that have been submitted to the shareholders' meeting are reviewed and rejected If a shareholder submits a written requisition to the Management Board at least 7 days before the shareholders' meeting the Management Board is obliged to give him the required information on the issues included in the agenda at least 3 days before the shareholders' meeting the Management Board is obliged to provide information to the shareholders' meeting about the company's economic situation to such an extent that is necessary to objectively review and adopt a resolution on the respective issue on the agenda Draft resolutions on the issues to be considered at the shareholders' meeting will be published on April 10 Shareholders may submit proposals and suggestions on the issues included in the agenda of the shareholders' meeting from 10 April to 24 April 2025 on business days only electronically by sending a request to the Company's e-mail address: sigcmas@sigmas.lv or on the day of the meeting - at the place of registration in person 2025 is the record date of the annual shareholders’ meeting Only persons who are shareholders on the record date have the right granted by their ownership of particular number of shares on the record date to participate in the regular shareholders’ meeting of the Joint Stock Company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ on 25 April 2025 Shareholders’ registration will be open on April 25 their legal representatives or authorized persons may exercise the right to vote in writing before the shareholders' meeting using a voting form which: their legal representatives and authorized persons must attach a copy of an identity document to the e-mail or postal item Shareholders' representatives and authorized persons must also enclose a copy of the written power of attorney of the represented shareholder or legal representatives must enclose a copy of the document certifying the authorization All fully completed voting forms received in the above-described manner by April 24 Shareholders with such votes will be considered present at the shareholders' meeting his legal representative or an authorized person who has voted before the shareholders' meeting may request the Company to confirm the receipt of the vote The Company shall send a confirmation to the shareholder or his authorized representative immediately upon receipt of the vote If the shareholder has voted before the meeting this does not prevent him from attending the meeting in person and participating in the voting the vote previously cast by the shareholder will be annulled and the vote cast during the meeting will be taken into account The Management Board of the Joint Stock Company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ informs that according to the company’s Articles of Association the total amount of shares with voting rights of joint stock company is 422 440 The Management Board of the Joint Stock Company ‘Siguldas ciltslietu un mākslīgās apsēklošanas stacija’ E-mail: zanda.malniece@sigmas.lv "The objective of the exercise is to strengthen the integration of close air support to support battalion- and brigade-level units in large-scale warfare in both urban and non-urban environments," said a release The exercises will cover all three Baltic states and Italian and German Eurofighter fighters will take part in them Participants will include close air support controllers from several NATO member states as well as NATO's extended presence Baltic and Polish Battlegroups don't be surprised by the sight and sound of low-flying jets in Latvian airspace both in daylight hours and in the dark, though hopefully they will not be accompanied by the sound of furious wolves which really would be a cause for concern particuarly if you live in the forest near Sigulda and answer to the name of Little Red Riding Hood The 34-year-old will again be top billing in Latvia this weekend (14-15 December), though several other Olympic medallists could light up the track in Sigulda in the 4-man, 2-man, 2-woman, and monobob competitions. We take a look at five of those candidates below. Where else to begin than with Friedrich? Over the weekend, the German not only won the opening 4-man race in Altenberg but also placed first in the 2-man event alongside Simon Wulff. While it was Friedrich's 100th World Cup race (and 48th victory), Wulff was making his debut in the competition — and what a debut it was. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IBSF | Bobsleigh | Skeleton (@ibsfsliding) At 2.02 metres tall and weighing 106 kilograms the 23-year-old is a formidable sprinter (he has a personal best time of 10.06 seconds in the 100m) as evidenced by the new start record |(5.07 seconds) he and Friedrich produced in their first run in Altenberg With Wulff's power and Friedrich's experience the top German 2-man sled boasts a frightening combination that should seem them dominate again in Latvia Friedrich wasn't the only German topping the podium in Saxony last weekend; 2022 Olympic gold champion Laura Nolte began her title defence in the 2-woman competition with a blistering time of 1:52.14 —.65 seconds faster than compatriot Lisa Buckwitz in second. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IBSF | Bobsleigh | Skeleton (@ibsfsliding) A day prior the 26-year-old just edged out Buckwitz for gold in the monobob event — a discipline in which Nolte is the two-time defending world champion All eyes will be on Nolte and Friedrich to see if the duo can repeat their double victories in Latvia and take a commanding lead in their respective disciplines and has since gone on to establish herself as one of the top pilots in the sport with wins at the 2024 world (2-woman) and European (monobob) championships under her belt The 30-year-old will surely be looking to get one over Nolte in Sigulda after coming up just short in both the monobob and 2-woman races last weekend which should make for an exciting competition this weekend View this post on Instagram A post shared by BSD Bob & Skeleton (@bsd_bob_skeleton) The two-time Olympic silver medallist (yes he finished behind Freidrich on both occasions) was 0.17 seconds behind Friedrich in the 4-man and 0.41 seconds slower in the 2-man in Altenberg and thus far seems the most likely to beat "Franz" in World Cup competition Crashing the German bobsleigh party is Markus Treichl, who posted a surprise second-place finish in Altenberg in the 4-man event (at 0.17 seconds back, Treichl and Lochner shared silver). View this post on Instagram A post shared by IBSF | Bobsleigh | Skeleton (@ibsfsliding) That medal was Treichl's first in World Cup competition so it will be interesting to see whether the 31-year-old can build on his performance and claim another top-3 finish in Latvia concert hall Collegium Musicum Riga (Vaļņu Street 9-3) you can tune in for a night of some early music masterpieces Quartets by German superstar Georg Philipp Telemann better-known music by father and son Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach rarely or perhaps never performed in Latvia will be performed by soloists of the baroque orchestra Collegium Musicum Riga – Māris Kupčs More on the Facebook event the Sigulda Gourmet Festival "Celebrating Winter Flavors" will take place on Saturday visitors will be invited to enjoy dishes prepared by the best chefs from Sigulda municipality and Riga-Gauja Region Special guests will be the music band Ducele celloist Madara and DJ Edgars Bercis.  More on Sigulda's tourism website We have reported that the Animal of the Year 2025 is the spiky but cute hedgehog Latvian Natural History Museum invites families with children 5 to 12 years of age to a hedgehog-dedicated day on Saturday The museum is located at Krišjāņa Barona Street 4 and is open Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 Fogelis described the Latvian luge riders' starts in Sigulda as very good overall although their own mistakes prevented them from achieving higher goals The Latvian luge team won four medals in the fourth stage of the World Cup: one gold The hopes of another medal in the team relay were dashed by the initially nervous atmosphere in the starting area as well as mistakes and a fall in the final stage of the relay.  "That's the nature of sport - it should be easier to achieve good results on the home track because in Sigulda we know every meter and the tricks of how to ride the track better," said the coach Estimates show that approximately 5,000 spectators visited the Sigulda bobsleigh and luge track over both days of the competition one can agree with the statement that luge sports are better watched on television you can see with your own eyes what it really means – rushing at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour along an ice rink," said Klāvs Vasks president of the Latvian Luge Sports Federation In the overall World Cup standings after four stages the Latvian two-man crew Mārtiņš Bots/Roberts Plūme is in first place with 316 points ahead of their closest competitors Tony Eggert/Florian Miller by 21 points Marta Robežniece/Kitija Bogdanova are in fourth place in the overall World Cup standings while Anda Upīte/Zane Kaluma are in sixth place The first place in the overall standings is taken by the doubles crew Selīna Egle/Lara Mišela Kipa The fifth stage of the World Cup will take place on January 11 and 12 in Altenberg nine World Cup events will be held on three continents in six countries – Norway which will take place on January 18-19 in Winterberg The World Championship will take place in Whistler Take note – story published 1 year and 5 months ago If Sweden makes a decision and invites Latvia to be a cooperation partner the municipality of Sigulda will gladly engage in negotiations because it believes that participation in the Olympic Games will provide Sigulda and Latvia with "investments not only at the time of the specific event Sigulda County Council Chairperson Līga Sausiņa (National Alliance) emphasizes that the Latvian government will make the final decision on any Latvian involvement in a Swedish bid and that it would require substantial investments in the renovation of the landmark bobsleigh and luge track at Sigulda The head of the municipality says that it is important to understand that this is not only a matter of the Olympic Games as an event but the future of the Sigulda bobsleigh and luge track including the long-term impact on the economy of Latvia and the Sigulda region Investments in the context of Sigulda region which are planned to be made in case of having to prepare for the Olympics are said to be necessary even if the Olympics do not take place. "Already for 2026 as a candidate to become the venue for the Olympic Games a plan was developed for the construction of a new residential block which in the future will provide space for both the development of the housing stock and the opening of a new preschool educational institution the adjacent road infrastructure development is already planned," said Sausiņa The Swedish government this week backed a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics according to the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) Sweden has approached Latvia with the intention of using the Sigulda track for luge In an interview on Latvian Radio in October the Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) Vladimirs Šteinbergs explained that in the event that Latvia participates in the 2030 Winter Olympic Games by hosting competitions at the Sigulda track then approximately 58 million euros will have to be invested in the reconstruction of this facility Take note – story published 1 year and 6 months ago making the trail difficult to navigate.  The picturesque trail connects the River Gauja with Sigulda near the Sigulda Art School the Nature Protection Board (DAP) informed noting that it is now accessible to visitors offering spectacular views across the forests of the Gauja valley where you can quickly plan a day for a beautiful walk or outing in nature anywhere in Latvia. This app contains more than 500 different nature tourism destinations - nature trails The Gauja National Park (approximately 92,000 square meters) is currently celebrataing its 50th anniversary Marcus Wyatt and Matt Weston were top of the tree in the last IBSF Skeleton World Cup before Christmas as the University of Bath-based sliders won gold and silver respectively in Sigulda Wyatt produced the fastest starts and best times across both runs to secure his first individual victory of the 2024-25 season in a time of 1:39.51. British Skeleton team-mate Weston was just a quarter of a second behind after two equally consistent performances The duo have now won 10 medals between them already during the first five events of the pre-Olympic season – two gold Craig Thompson was 12th in Friday’s race having produced the fifth-fastest time in the second run The women’s race saw Amelia Coltman secure a place on the wider podium for the second week running as she placed fifth in 1:43.24 She was joined in the top 10 by Freya Tarbit and Tabby Stoecker who were separated by just one-hundredth of a second in eighth and ninth respectively The Skeleton World Cup season resumes on Friday 3rd January in Winterberg Picture credit: Viesturs Lacis | IBSF. Sākums > Aktuāli > Fotoreportāža: Uz Vidzemes šosejas Siguldā pārbūvē dzelzceļa pārvadu  km) tiek pārbūvēts pārvads pāri dzelzceļam pilnībā nojaucot veco būvi un izbūvējot jaunu pārvadu Darbi uzsākti pērn oktobrī un turpinās bez tehnoloģiskā pārtraukuma un satiksme abos virzienos tiek organizēta pa jaunizbūvēto 250 m garo apbraucamo ceļu Patlaban ir demontēta lielākā daļa vecā pārvada – laidumi un sijas un tuvākajā laikā demontēs otru starpbalstu lai tilta būvdarbi neietekmētu dzelzceļa infrastruktūru kas veidos pamatu tilta jaunajam krasta balstam un tuvākajā laikā urbpāļus krasta balstam izbūvēs arī Siguldas pusē tāpēc uz tā  ir noteikts maksimālā ātruma ierobežojums 30 km/h un izvietota brīdinājuma zīme “Slidens ceļš” Aicinām autovadītājus ievērot noteikto ātruma ierobežojumu un pārvietoties pa apbraucamo ceļu piesardzīgi īpaši nokrišņu laikā un mainīgos laikapstākļos Būvdarbu ietvaros tiks izbūvēts arī apgaismots gājēju un velobraucēju ceļš kas savienos Noliktavu ielu un Mazās Saules ielas infrastruktūru būtiski atvieglojot gājēju un velobraucēju nokļūšanu pilsētas daļā otrpus dzelzceļam un uzlabojot mazāk aizsargāto satiksmes dalībnieku drošību uz ceļa.  Vecais Vidzemes šosejas pārvads pār dzelzceļu sadalīja gājēju un velosipēdistu kustību Siguldā divās daļās kuras līdz šim nav bijušas droši savienotas Pēc projekta realizācijas abas dzelzceļa puses būs droši un ērti sasniedzamas gan kājāmgājējiem un velobraucējiem gan cilvēkiem ar invaliditāti un kustību traucējumiem Būvdarbus veic SIA “Viadukts” par līgumcenu ir 3 121 891,38 eiro (ar PVN) kas tiek finansēti no valsts budžeta līdzekļiem (šā līguma ietvaros SIA “Viadukts” veiks arī deformācijas šuvju atjaunošanu trim pārvadiem uz Jelgavas šosejas (A8)) lvceli@lvceli.lv _default@40003344207 komunikacija@lvceli.lv anna.kononova@lvceli.lv Take note – story published 2 years and 10 months ago rescue crews and members of the public had engaged in a search for the missing girl over three days A body was found in the River Gauja between Sigulda and the village of Gauja some 10 kilometers further downstream at around 12:30 Tuesday The exact cause of death will be ascertained in an autopsy Further details of the circumstances leading up to the fatality are expected to be explained later Police thanked those who had helped in the search and expressed their condolences to the relatives of the deceased girl Take note – story published 1 year and 3 months ago Latvian pairs in the European championship in Sigulda took seventh and eighth place on Sunday in the men's doubles competition according to the information of the organizers The crew of German Adam Ammour was crowned European champions. European silver went to the Swiss Michael Vogt and the top three was completed by German pilot Johannes Lochner Emils Cipulis and Matīss Miknis were 0.63 seconds behind the winners while Jēkabs Kalenda and Edgars Ungurs were eighth Full details of the results and ranking are available at the IBSF website: https://www.ibsf.org/en/ Latvian luge riders Elīna Ieva Vītola Mārtiņš Bots/Roberts Plūme Kristers Aparjods and Anda Upīte/Kitija Bogdanova took first place in the team relay of the World Cup stage in Altenberg on Sunday. Earlier Vītola won second place on Sunday.  Take note – story published 3 years and 9 months ago The fire in the 'Lielais un Pemmes purvs' bog in Sigulda municipality broke out on Monday, July 26, morning and after more than a day of extinguishing works firefighters finally managed to contain it It will ensure that the spread of the fire is no longer happening today,” said Andrejs Asītis, chief executive of the State Forest Service Inčukalns Forest Fire Station The biggest difficulty in the firefighting works was access to burning sites: if firefighters managed to fight the flames within 200 meters of the roads it was almost impossible to get deeper into the bog The National Armed Forces (NBS) and State Border Guard helicopters were involved.  the VMD continue to measure the burned area – it is already well known that at least 80 hectares have been burned Preliminary estimates show that even 200 hectares of swamps and forests could have been burned “The potential cause of the fire is not known but it could possibly be the result of the action of the berry pickers our statistics show that fires occur as a result of human activity malpractice,” said Zigmunds Jaunķiķis Deputy Head of the Forest and Environmental Protection Division of VMD more than 350 forest fires have been extinguished by the VMD this year Take note – story published 1 year and 8 months ago a traditional geometric ornament traditionally made at the end of summer from cereal grains is approximately 4.5 meters high and 4.5 meters wide and is the most ambitious artist's work so far according to representatives of the cultural center “I made the first attempts to form puzurs in the 90s studies of grasses were interchanging with studies of u There were more active and peaceful periods,” says the artist of her work “I have the aim of finding the use of puzurs not only indoors I want to find a way to apply it in the outdoors,” says Ārija Bērze the puzurs can be viewed for free on the great stage of the cultural center Siguldas Devons Take note – story published 2 years and 3 months ago On Saturday, January 28, the biggest Sigulda gastronomy festival "Celebrating winter flavors" will take place at the Livonian Order Castle of Sigulda (Pils Street 18). The festival will take place for the fifth time with chefs from recognized restaurants cooking on an open fire.  The festival takes place 12:00 to 16:00. More information about the event (in Latvian) on the Sigulda website The Art Nouveau Center (Rīgas Jūgendstila muzejs) is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 The final Saturday of each month is Family day at the Latvian Natural History Museum. January 28 will be dedicated to the animal of the year 2023 – the lizard The lizard exhibit will stay open all year there will be an exhibition on the history of the castle and Sigulda while concerts and literary readings are planned in the exquisite halls but over the past four years it has been restored to the form it took in 1937. At the time the interior of the palace was made in the style of national romanticism “The Hall has traditionally served as a venue for various events and the wedding ceremonies have also taken place here,” said head of SIgulda Development Agency Dace Preisa “This room is unique with its interior and at that time a number of Latvian artists were invited The works of Latvian artists Kārlis Sūniņš and Teodors Ozoliņš have also been restored The ceilings have been redone in all rooms the libraries and reading rooms of the palace are currently home to the first exhibition of the history of the castle and of Sigulda Dace Preisa said: “There will be tablets that will contain the story of the palace itself and old books saved during the war will be there for viewing and reading There will also be a share of audio stories which has once been made by a copy of the old furniture and has now been restored and is equipped with an audio system There's one story on each sofa about some phase of Sigulda's creation.” It is hoped that the castle will open for visitors in the summer Take note – story published 5 years and 2 months ago but the company overseeing the restoration work only informed the Sigulda district municipality half a year after the incident The company said that the fire at the subcontractor’s workshop was an act of arson and promised to make new interior details “We’re talking about interior decorative design elements in eight rooms which together make up one artistic monument Currently we’re trying to understand if they’ve been completely or partially destroyed,” said the inspection’s Administrative Development Department Director Baiba Mūrniece The inspection has requested an explanation and is currently evaluating further steps for bringing the person responsible to justice Only after receiving more information will they be able to fully assess the damage RERE Meistari were asked to restore wall panels The subcontractor sent RERE Būve 1 a letter listing the lost elements which included several decorative radiator panels from several rooms cloakroom wall panels and decorative wall panels Apparently the devices carrying the digital restoration documents photos and reports were also burned in the fire "A criminal process has been initiated in regards to the accident and the investigation process is ongoing,” the letter also said The company’s foreman Juris Grodņa explains their reluctance to inform the responsible institutions immediately after the accident: “What I was most concerned about in this situation was that with a quick report we could incite an unnecessary uproar We understand that we didn’t inform them but it’s how each person perceives it.” 5 months agoDuration 1:01:09IBSF World Cup Sigulda: Women’s monobob heat 25 months agoSportsDuration 1:01:09Watch heat two of two from the IBSF World Cup women’s monobob competition from Sigulda, Latvia. Video evidence, NHLer testimony raise questions in world junior sexual assault trialThe National |May 2Video4:45 Trump repeats 51st state taunt as Carney prepares for White House visitThe National |May 5Video11:28 It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem Take note – story published 4 years and 11 months ago On Saturday, May 30, Sigulda City will celebrate the beloved town with music, concerts, free museums, organized walks, art and other activities all day long. At 19:00, the festivities will soar with 10 hot air balloons over the city sky. The full program of the festival available on Sigulda Municipality website and Facebook the International Exhibition Center in Ķīpsala will host a garden and lifestyle fair with a variety of plants shrubs and garden- and recreation related items for purchase More information on "Garden and Lifestyle" website Take note – story published 5 years and 3 months ago The 4-man bobsleigh team made up of Oskars Melbārdis, Daumans Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste and Jānis Strenga will be awarded a gold medal, and 2-man bobsleigh team composed of Melbārdis and Dreiškens will be awarded bronze. The medals will be presented according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) regulations by IBSF President Ivo Ferriani and an IOC Executive Committee member only the lower steps of the podium will be vacant The Olympic anthem will be played before presenting the medal “With presence and sympathy for the victory of justice we can comfort our athletes, to minimize the bitterness that at the Olympic Games location their gold medals were stolen,” said Latvian Olympic Committee President Aldonis Vrubļevskis As previously reported justice was very belatedly done on March 27 2019 with confirmation that Latvia's gold medal bobsleigh team are winners of Olympic gold the Latvian 4-man bobsleigh team were confirmed as the true champions after a lengthy appeals process by the cheating Russian team led by Alexander Zubkov was finally rejected by Olympic officials.  didn't participate as he had just returned from the Junior World Championships also missed the first few training sessions It won't be his first time on the track though last year his German team bumped the team piloted by Ķibermanis down to second place in Sigulda.  and then I think something better could happen On Saturday Ķibermanis' and Bērziņš' 2-man bobsleigh teams will represent Latvia in the World Cup stage which will host both the World Cup and European Championships the Latvian Olympic Champion bobsledder Oskars Melbārdis will return with his team “I've been happy going for a ride during the training and that Ķibermais came to see how far I'm along the track It's going to be a tough fight,” said Melbārdis function () { LSM.articles.prepareVideoWithCover('vc-5789-2020-02-589089'); });sports_bobitren1102_20 As previously reported the event in Sigulda will feature a presentation ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic medals awarded to Latvian bobsleigh athletes after the Russians were disqualified for doping The ceremony will include the first bobsleigh gold for and independent Latvia. Entry to the ceremony at the Sigulda track is free of charge but it can be watched live on Latvian Television or streamed on the International Olympic TV channel Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. 4 months agoDuration 50:51FIL Luge World Cup Sigulda: Men’s singles run 24 months agoSportsDuration 50:51Watch the second and deciding run of the men's singles competition FIL Luge World Cup stop in Sigulda, Latvia. The biggest giant lantern festival In Wonderland arrives in Latvia the Sigulda Castle Square and the Castle Ruins will be the place to experience one of the most spectacular light festivals in Northern Europe The theme of the festival is inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland The whole family will have the opportunity to experience the parallel magical reality created by light effects and silk sculptures The festival will present more than 300 light objects of different colours and sizes made from thousands of metres of silk fabric and millions of light bulbs The music composed specifically for the festival by electronic music composer and performer Leon Somov will create an even more memorable experience The festival of lights In Wonderland is a celebration that brightens the dark of winter by bringing light and joy to children and adults The festival organisers note that this will be the first time that Latvia will have the opportunity to see handmade large-scale silk sculptures that glow in every colour of the rainbow a magical forest of flowers and many other fairytale creatures and beings Visitors can also explore creative workshops of craftsmen in the Sigulda Castle Square enjoy hot drinks and visit the Sigulda New Castle (for an additional entrance fee) Dive into an unforgettable adventure of lights and see you IN WONDERLAND Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ManPMYm53Ew TICKETS ONLINE – www.brinumzemesfestivali.lv Adults – 16 EUR/person Children of age 5 and under – free of charge Children of age 6 and above disabled people (Group II and III) – 11EUR/pers; Group I disabled people with an accompanying person – free of charge Family tickets: 2 + 1 (two adults and a child from 6 to 18 years) – EUR 40 2 + 2 (two adults and two children from 6 to 18 years) – EUR 50 For holders of Siguldietis ID card there will be a 15% discount (ID card must be presented at the entrance) Tickets will be available to buy online for specific time slots to ensure a controlled flow of visitors There will be no refunds for tickets not used on a given day and time Additional charges will be applied if tickets are purchased on site the entrance fee for adults will be EUR 18 for children of age 6 and above – EUR 13 for family tickets – EUR 45 and EUR 55 Residents with a Sigulda Municipality ID card will receive a 15% discount You will need to show your ID card at the entrance Take note – story published 5 years and 8 months ago September 7 sees the return of the Balta Nakts (Whie Night) contemporary cultural forum. This year's program includes more than 50 events that will represent a wide range of contemporary culture - music performances, art installations and concerts throughout the city Rīga residents and visitors alike will be able to enjoy local and international artists' projects with highlights including a "silent disco" at the Latvian National Library an "art tram" that will connect a number of event venues and the acclaimed "Sound Forest" contemporary noise event All events can be attended free of charge and are hosted in different parts of the city. The full program is available at: www.baltanakts.lv and an information stand will be located on the night next to the landmark Laima clock in the city center You can also check out the following official social media accounts September 7 is also the date of the traditional Bānītis festival in Gulbene and Aluksne to celebrate the 116th birthday of the narrow-gauge railway that runs between the two cities This year visitors will be able to treat their taste buds at workshops and stops along the entire route of the steam train In addition there will be various activities for children A variety of events will mark the opening of the new season at the impressive DEVONS cultural center in Sigulda from September 6 to 8 which first opened its doors just a year ago Acclaimed percussionist Rock Feds kicks things off with a show while the next day will feature a screening of documentary film by director Heather Lenz about Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama Sunday 8 will see the day given over to various fun and creative activities for children and families