Paparde un Zīle
The place
Paparde un Zīle ("Fern and Tit") in the Vidzeme region, Madona/Cesvaine sector (Gauja Vidzeme nature park, Latvia), at 119 m elevation, central Vidzeme plateau. Continuous Latvia cluster (batches 340-386). Latvian tourist cabin/campground (Paparde fern + Zīle tit, an iconic bird + Vidzeme "inner land" historic region in central Latvia + Gauja NP 917 km², established 1973, the iconic Gauja river canoeing/kayaking + heritage of the Latvians (Baltic people, 1.9 M speakers, Latvian is one of only 2 living Baltic languages along with Lithuanian, among Europe's oldest linguistically + Baltic States independence 18 November 1918 + Molotov-Ribbentrop 1939 partition of Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania between USSR/Reich + Soviet occupation 1940 forced Sovietization + Baltic Way 23 August 1989, 2 M people Vilnius-Riga-Tallinn 660 km, iconic bloodless independence demonstration + independence 21 August 1991 end of USSR + EU 2004 NATO 2004 euro since 2014).
The setting
Vidzeme Madona/Cesvaine Gauja Vidzeme park Latvia 119 m central Vidzeme plateau, continuous cluster batches 340-386, Latvian tourist cabin/campground Paparde fern + Zīle tit iconic + Vidzeme "inner land" central LV + Gauja NP 917 km² 1973 canoeing/kayaking, Latvians Baltic people 1.9 M Latvian one of only 2 living Baltic languages with Lithuanian, among Europe's oldest + Baltic States independence 18 Nov 1918 + Molotov-Ribbentrop 1939 USSR/Reich + USSR 1940 + Baltic Way 23 Aug 1989 2 M Vilnius-Riga-Tallinn 660 km bloodless + independence 21 Aug 1991 + EU 2004 NATO 2004 euro 2014.
