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Bauska




Bauska is a city in Latvia. Her history was determined by its location on the trade route from Zemgale to Lithuania. Over the centuries, Bauska has experienced periods of prosperity, destruction and war, followed by new growth.


1. Archaeological excavations (A.Caune, J.Grūbe, since 1976) show that Bauska castle mound already existed in
a. In the first century BC.
b. In the second century BC.
c. In the third century BC.
d. In the fourth century BC.


2. In what year was the Bauska City School opened?
a. 1800 year.
b. 1802 year.
c. 1804 year.
d. 1806 year.


3. When the city plan was approved in 1814, how many buildings were there in Bauska?
a. 105
b. 106
c. 107
d. 108


4. In 1835, how many people lived in the city permanently?
a. 2122
b. 2142
c. 2162
d. 2182


5. In what year was the market-wide levy introduced? (5 kopecks for each cattle, 2 kopecks for small cattle, 3 kopecks for carriages or sleds with one horse, 6 kopecks with two horses.)
a. 1860 year.
b. 1870 year.
c. 1880 year.
d. 1890 year.

6. In what year was a raft bridge built over Mēmele?
a. 1844 year.
b. 1854 year.
c. 1864 year.
d. 1874 year.

7. In which year was the Mūsa Bridge opened and already built on stone supports, which cost 89,000 rubles. Two rivers flow along Bauska.
a. 1828 year.
b. 1848 year.
c. 1868 year.
d. 1888 year.

8. On November 11, the first city newspaper "Bauskas Advertisements" began to be published in a circulation of 1,000 - 1,500 copies.
a. 1893 year.
b. 1894 year.
c. 1895 year.
d. 1896 year.



9. During the 1905 revolution, a strike took place in Bauska. On October 23, a rally took place in the castle ruins with the participation of a couple of thousand people. At the end of the year, a committee was established to control power until early January 1906, when it was suppressed by a punitive expedition. Several revolutionary activists were shot dead. 17-18 August 1906 February city council elections took place. Because only those who reached the record could vote income level, then, In order to reduce the number of Latvian voters, several Latvian landlords was lowered the value of their houses to that so as not to exceed their limit. What was this limit?
a. 200 rub.
b. 300 rub.
c. 400 rub.
d. 500 rub.



10. What population had the city reached in 1909?
a. 6000
b. 7000
c. 8000
d. 9000