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
| Ethnicity | 1897[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| amount | % | |
| Latvians | 4453 | 40.8 |
| Estonians | 3594 | 32.9 |
| Russians[4] | 1214 | 11.1 |
| Germans | 1145 | 10.5 |
| Jews | 303 | 2.77 |
| Poles | 197 | 1.80 |
| other | 16 | 0.15 |
| Total | 10922 | 100 |
| Religion | 1897[3] | |
|---|---|---|
| amount | % | |
| Protestants[5] | 7862 | 72.0 |
| Eastern Orthodox | 2403 | 22.0 |
| Orthodox Old Believers | 53 | 0.49 |
| Roman Catholic | 222 | 2.03 |
| Jewish[6] | 380 | 3.48 |
| Muslims | 1 | 0.001 |
| Other Christian denominations[7] | 1 | 0.001 |
| Other non-Christian denominations | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10922 | 100 |
References
- 1."History". Visit Valga Valka. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- 2."Valga. Valka" (PDF). visitvalgavalka.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- 3.[3.2]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).
- 4.Including Ukrainians and Belarusians
- 5.Excluding Anglicans
- 6.Including Karaites
- 7.Including Anglicans