The twin city of ValgaValka begins jointly to introduce a region
With support from the Estonian-Latvian programme, the twin city Valga-Valka centre is set up. The main objective is to create a more attractive and human-friendly…
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HISTORY
Twin-town Valga-Valka was first mentioned in 1286 in the credit register of the city of Riga under the German name WALK. Walk, a not fortified settlement in the heart of Old Livonia was chosen as the location for town assembly days for 36 times up to 1500. On June 11th, 1584 Walk was granted town privileges by Stefan Batory, King of Poland since the area was part of the Kingdom of Poland from the läte 16th century to the early 17th century.The city was heavily ravaged by the Great Northern War and it took a generation to increase the population of the city up to 400 people.
