Ziepniekkalns | |
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Neighborhood of Riga | |
![]() Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns (2022) | |
![]() Location in Riga | |
Country | Latvia |
City | Riga |
District | Zemgale Suburb |
Area | |
• Total | 10.917 km2 (4.215 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 33,016 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | apkaimes.lv |
Ziepniekkalns is a neighborhood of Riga, Latvia. It is located in the Pārdaugava section of Riga close to the city's southern border. Ziepniekkalns is the latest out of all Riga's neighborhoods.[1] It was built in the late 1980s and early 1990s and mostly consists of Soviet-built 10 story apartment buildings. However, there are still many older buildings in Ziepniekkalns constructed in the early 1960s. There is a major contrast between older 3 story buildings and newer 10 story ones. In the mid-1990s, route 19 trolleybus was extended to the heart of new Ziepniekkalns and now final stop is at the Mego supermarket. The trolleybus route 4 runs through the city center to Jugla.[2]
Gallery
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Street market in Ziepniekkalns
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Ancient Oak Tree of Ēbelmuiža
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Ziepniekkalns forest
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Longest apartment building in Latvia, Ozolciema street 18.
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Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns
References
[edit]- ^ "Apkaimes vēsturiskais apraksts". apkaimes.lv. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju aptauja par dzīvi apkaimē 4.Ziepniekkalns" (PDF). Rīgas domes pilsētas attīstības departaments. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
Sources
[edit]- Jērāns, Pēteris (1988). Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija: Rīga. Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. p. 733. ISBN 9984-9482-2-6.
56°57′N 24°00′E / 56.95°N 24°E