A significant portion are also of descent from the initial wave of Baltic refugees, dating back to the early 20th century. Livonia's ancient population once spoke a derivative of an ancient Balto-Slavic dialect, but ultimately adopted the Polish language during the Middle Ages.
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History Talk 0. Categories Countries. Universal Conquest Wiki. Eastern Europe. Central Africa. People's Republic of Bocano. United States of America. Livonia does not officially have any specific form of government, and it has no constitution. In practice it is a military dictatorship, and although it holds elections to the Senate , its power is mostly ceremonial. While previously the government was legally referred to as a ducal regency in official documents, such references disappeared after The usage of the term "Livonia" is rooted in the medieval Livonian Confederation that encompassed most of the modern territories of Livonia.
The term Livonia also refers to the northern portion of the country, which was called the Governorate of Livonia under the Russian Empire.
The word Livonia itself is derived from the Livonian ethnic group. The territory that constitutes Livonia was, in , primarily inhabited by Latvians and Estonians, with a substantial Jewish, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian and German minority.
However, the demographics changed radically with a mass influx of German refugees and soldiers fleeing the German Civil War. Between and , an estimated , Germans migrated to Livonia. Only around , of the , current German inhabitants are native Baltic-Germans. They are especially numerous in rural areas, where many have settled on farms, many of which were seized from native Balts. Aside from the legally established usage of German as the government language there are no language recognitions or protections.
Ethnic groups within Livonia generally speak their associated native language as their main language, though a number of Latvians in Latgale speak Russian as a secondary language. The township of Livonia had post offices in four 19th century communities — Clarenceville, Elm, Newburgh and Stark. The first was at Newburgh formerly called Lima and Nankin , More: Livonia couple returns home after year around the globe.
More: Masters of their craft: Chefs cook up a shot at certification. According to the Michigan Manual and postal records, there also was a small crossroads community called Livonia Centre, at Five Mile and Farmington roads.
It had a post office from and a town hall just west of the present city hall. The post office at Elm, shared by Livonia and Redford townships, operated The one at Stark first called Livonia Station operated Clarenceville straddled four townships in Wayne and Oakland counties. Some early maps include the village of Schwarzburg, which actually was in Nankin Township, now the city of Westland. The township population then ranged from 1, to 1, These stations also were served by the Detroit Urban Railway railcar system horse-drawn and later by engine cars , which operated until The fare into Detroit was a nickel.
All of Livonia Township, including the remaining villages, was incorporated as a city in With 97, residents, Livonia today is one of Michigan's largest cities, ranking ninth behind Detroit , , Grand Rapids , , Warren , , Sterling Heights , Lansing , , Ann Arbor , , Flint , and Dearborn 98,
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