Walk, Livonia

Historical German name for the town Valga/Valka (Estonia/Latvia)

Walk was the historical German name for the town that is since 1920 divided into Valga in Estonia and Valka in Latvia.^[1] After 1419 it was the seat of the Landtag of the Livonian Confederation.^[2]

Demographics

1. Including Ukrainians and Belarusians
2. Excluding Anglicans
3. Including Karaites
4. Including Anglicans

See also

• List of German exonyms for places in Estonia
• List of German exonyms for places in Latvia

References

1. "History". Visit Valga Valka. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2. "Valga. Valka" (PDF). visitvalgavalka.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
3. ПЕРВАЯ ВСЕОБЩАЯ ПЕРЕПИСЬ НАСЕЛЕНІЯ. РОССІЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРІИ 1897 г. XXІ. ЛИФЛЯНДСКАЯ ГУБЕРНІЯ [First General Population Census. Russian Empire, year 1897. XXI. Livonian Governorate.] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Central Statistical Committee of the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Empire. 1905. pp. 2–3 (28).

57°46′18″N 26°01′11″E / 57.77167°N 26.01972°E / 57.77167; 26.01972