Sarkandaugava

Summary

Sarkandaugava is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia.

Sarkandaugava
Neighborhood of Riga
Location of Sarkandaugava in Riga
Location of Sarkandaugava in Riga
CountryLatvia
CityRiga
DistrictNorthern District
Area
 • Total7,596 km2 (2,933 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total18,594
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttps://apkaimes.lv/sarkandaugava/

Origins of the name edit

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.[1] 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 edit

  • History of Sarkandaugava (in Russian)
  • The home page about Sarkandaugava - www.citariga.lv
  • Kadinsky, Sergey "Sarkandaugava, Riga" Hidden Waters Blog November 14, 2016

56°59′52″N 24°07′14″E / 56.9978°N 24.1206°E / 56.9978; 24.1206