Walk, Livonia

Historical German name for the town Valga/Valka (Estonia/Latvia) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Ethnic composition 1897
Ethnicity 1897[3]
amount %
Latvians 4453 40.8
Estonians 3594 32.9
Russians[a] 1214 11.1
Germans 1145 10.5
Jews 303 2.77
Poles 197 1.80
other 16 0.15
Total 10922 100
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Religious composition 1897
Religion 1897[3]
amount %
Protestants[b] 7862 72.0
Eastern Orthodox 2403 22.0
Orthodox Old Believers 53 0.49
Roman Catholic 222 2.03
Jewish[c] 380 3.48
Muslims 1 0.001
Other Christian denominations[d] 1 0.001
Other non-Christian denominations 0 0
Total 10922 100
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  1. [a]
    Including Ukrainians and Belarusians
  2. [b]
    Excluding Anglicans
  3. [c]
    Including Karaites
  4. [d]
    Including Anglicans

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