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633:, Lithuania
631:MarijampolÄ
517:(2006ā2010)
493:JÄnis Cimze
330:LV-470(1-2)
325:Postal code
190:Town rights
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1522:Categories
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1397:Salacgrīva
1147:Aizkraukle
869:2019-08-31
770:References
706:RÄ«gas iela
592:Ćamlıyayla
556:See also:
499:Piers Bohl
254:Population
199:Government
1487:VarakļÄni
1402:Salaspils
1362:PÄvilosta
1342:Mazsalaca
1307:LielvÄrde
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1026:GrundzÄle
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581:, Belarus
562:Valka is
479:Education
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863:valka.lv
753:See also
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605:I'billin
594:, Turkey
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409:Livonian
341:+371 647
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865:. Valka
812:19 June
790:31 July
678:Gallery
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618:Kutaisi
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438:Landtag
428:History
394:Estonia
354:Website
159:Country
131:57Ā°46ā²N
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1462:Tukums
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1131:Latvia
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1001:Bilska
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