Ziepniekkalns
| Ziepniekkalns | |
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| Neighborhood of Riga | |
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Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns | |
 Location in Riga | |
| Country |
 Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| District | Zemgale Suburb, Riga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,917 km2 (4,215 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35 205 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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 terminates at the IKI supermarket. The bus route 40 runs through the city center to Jugla.[2]
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Typical house and school in Ziepniekkalns
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Street market in Ziepniekkalns
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Office of perfumery and cosmetics factory Dzintars
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Ebelmuizha's famous oak tree
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Ziepniekkalns forest
References
- ↑ "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
- Jērāns, Pēteris (1988). Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija: Rīga. Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. p. 733. ISBN 9984-9482-2-6.
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Coordinates: 56°57′N 24°00′E / 56.95°N 24°E