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Delve into Čiekurkalns
The district Čiekurkalns of in Rīga is a district located in Latvia a little north-east of Riga, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 42 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 67% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Park Inn by Radisson Residence Riga Barona
City Teater
Aparthotel Autosole
Rixwell Gertrude
Annabella
Apart Hotel Tomo
Tia
Good Stay Jurnieks
A1
Aparthotel RigaApartment Gertruda
Videos from this area
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Skonto FC-2 - FK Jelgava 0:2 (0:1) (06.09.2009.)
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Riga Freediving Cup 2015
07.02.2015 - 08.02.2015 Disciplines: STA, DNF, DYN Soundtrack of the video (short version): http://irl.planet.ee/muusika/flp/OfficialTop.mp3.
RigaZOO_roni2012.mp4
Rīgas Zoodārzā atvests šogad pirmais roņu mazulis no Vecāķu pludmales. Skatāmies video un domājam, ko darīt un ko nedarīt, ja krastmalā tagad ieraugām mazu, balti pūkainu roņu...
VEF Rīga ratiņbasketbola komandas starts starptautiskajā turnīrā Rīgas Kauss 2014
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Tiger and two tiger babies in Riga Zoo
Mazie tīģerēni nebaidās no cilvēkiem un droši nāk klāt stiklam. Rīgas Zoodārzs 2014 gada Decembris. Baby tigers is not afraid of people and come very close. Riga Zoo in December...
Трамвай №6 Skoda For City 57103 делает кольцо у 45 школы
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Mountaineering contest indoors
Indoor mountaineering contest in Latvia, Riga, Pļavnieku ģimnāzija. 15.-16. february 2013. Team Daugmale, Group: A1.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Archbishopric of Riga
The Archbishopric of Riga was an archbishopric in Medieval Livonia, a subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 as the bishopric of Livonia at Üxküll, then after moving to Riga it became the bishopric of Riga in 1202 and was elevated to an archbishopric in 1255.
Kaiserwald concentration camp
Kaiserwald was a Nazi German concentration camp near the Riga suburb of Mežaparks in Latvia. Kaiserwald was built in March, 1943, during the period that the German army occupied Latvia. The first inmates of the camp were several hundred convicts from Germany. Following the liquidation of the Riga, Liepāja and Daugavpils (Dvinsk) ghettos in June, 1943, the remainder of the Jews of Latvia, along with most of the survivors of the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, were deported to Kaiserwald.
BA School of Business and Finance
BA School of Business and Finance is one of the leading, self-financing business schools in Latvia. It was founded in 1992 as Banking College under the Bank of Latvia and in 1997 accredited as a higher educational institution. In 2007 BA School of Business and Finance celebrated its 15th anniversary. It supports United Nations initiative and follows the Principles for Responsible Management Education.
Daugava Stadium (Riga)
Daugava Stadium a multifunctional stadium in Riga, Latvia, which was opened in 1958. It helds footballl and athletics competitions. Since 1992 Daugava stadium has a Latvian national sports-based status. Before July 1990 the total capacity of the stadium was more than 10 000 people, but after the demolition of a tribune it is only over 5,000. Latvian national football team was playing its home games at the Daugava stadium until 2000, when Skonto Stadium was built.
Purvciems
Purvciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. Its name literally translates as "marsh village". It is located on the east bank of the River Daugava, to the east of the City Centre and is defined roughly as the area between A. Deglava Iela and Biķernieku Iela. The area is characterised by apartment blocks from the late Soviet and early independence years (1980s–1990s), though there is also some detached housing. The district is mainly—though not exclusively—Russian-speaking.
Mežaparks
Mežaparks (also known as Kaiserwald in German) is a neighbourhood in North Central Riga, Latvia. The name is literally translated as "forest park". The park was built in the early 20th century and was originally called Kaiserwald. It was one of the world's first garden cities. During the Second World War, the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park, and many Jews, Gypsies, communists, and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods.
Latvijas Universitates Stadions
Latvijas Universitātes Stadions is a multi-use stadium in Riga, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches and is the home stadium of FK Rīga. The stadium holds 5,000 people.
Brothers' Cemetery (Riga)
The Brothers' Cemetery or Cemetery of the Brethren, also sometimes referred to in English as the Common Graves or simply as the Military Cemetery, is a military cemetery and national monument in Riga, capital of Latvia. The cemetery is a memorial to and burial ground for thousands of Latvian soldiers who were killed between 1915 and 1920 in World War I and the Latvian War of Independence.
Čiekurkalns
Čiekurkalns is an old Riga neighbourhood on the right bank of the river Daugava.
Riga Zoo
Riga Zoo is a city-owned zoo in Riga, Latvia. It is located in Mežaparks, on the western bank of Ķīšezers lake. Riga Zoo houses around 3000 animals of nearly 500 species and is visited by 250-300,000 visitors annually. The zoo has a branch "Cīruļi" in Liepāja District, Kalvene parish, established in 1996, it has an area of 135 hectares .
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Riga
St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Latvian: Svētā Pāvila Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 1 Augusta Deglava Street.
St. Gertrude New Church, Riga
St. Gertrude New Church (Latvian: Jaunā Svētās Ģertrūdes Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 119 Brīvības Street.
Church of the Cross, Riga
Church of the Cross (Latvian: Krusta Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 120 Ropažu Street.
Church of the Resurrection, Riga
Church of the Resurrection (Latvian: Augšāmcelšanās Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 4 Klusā Street.
Church of Christ, Riga
Church of Christ (Latvian: Kristus Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, under the episcopal authority of the Archbishop of Riga. The location where the church meets is situated at the address 1 Mēness Street.
Ascension Church, Riga
Ascension Church (Latvian: Kristus Debesbraukšanas pareizticīgo baznīca) is an Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 2 Mēness Street.
Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church, Riga
Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church (Latvian: Vissvētās Dievmātes Patvēruma pareizticīgo baznīca) is an Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 3 Mēness Street.
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Riga
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Latvian: Svētā Trisvienības katedrāle) is an Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The cathedral is situated at the address 126 Krišjānis Barons Street.
Pokrov Cemetery
Pokrov Cemetery is a 70,669 square metres wide cemetery in Riga built in 1773. The current owner of the cemetery is Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church who are renting the land. Two Red Army burial sites are located in the cemetery — a smaller one from summer 1941 and the bigger one for years 1944–1946; as well as Russian Empire army's bed of honour dating 1917. The cemetery also houses Ascension of Christ Church; the only Latvian Orthodox church in Riga where sermons are held in Latvian.
Vagonu Parks Station
Vagonu Parks Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway.
Zemitāni Station
Zemitāni Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni – Skulte Railway.
Brasa Station
Brasa Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni – Skulte Railway.
Sarkandaugava Station
Sarkandaugava Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni – Skulte Railway.
Ķīšezers, Riga
Ķīšezers is a lake in Riga, Latvia, with primary inflow of the Jugla River. The lake is 1,730 ha large, it has 2.4 metres of average depth and reaches 4.2 metres at the deepest point.
Bikernieki Memorial
Bikernieki Memorial is a war memorial to The Holocaust victims of World War II in Bikernieki forest, Riga, Latvia. Bikernieki forest is the biggest mass murder site during The Holocaust in Latvia with two memorial territories spanning over 80,000 square metres with 55 marked burial sites with around 20,000 victims still buried in total. The memorial was initially planned and construction started in 1986, but was delayed after Latvia declared independence in 1991.