Sarkandaugava
Sarkandaugava | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood of Riga | |
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 Location in Riga | |
| Country |  |
| City | Riga |
| District | Northern District, Riga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,596 km2 (2,933 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19 189 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Origins of the name
The name of the neighbourhood derives from that of the Sarkandaugava ('Red Daugava'; German: Rote Düna), a minor arm of the Daugava that formerly separated Pētersala from the mainland. As Riga developed and expanded, more and more of the Sarkandaugava was filled in, but it still appeared on maps from the late 1930s. All that remains of the Sarkandaugava today is a small, unnamed bay next to the bridge from the Tvaika street area over to Kundziņsala.
Sarkandaugava railway station
External links
- History of Sarkandaugava (in Russian)
- The home page about Sarkandaugava - www.citariga.lv
- Kadinsky, Sergey "Sarkandaugava, Riga" Hidden Waters Blog November 14, 2016
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