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Neighbourhood of Riga in Central District, Latvia
Vecrīga
Neighbourhood of Riga
Vecpilsēta
The Old Town of RigaThe Old Town of Riga
Location of Vecpilsēta in RigaLocation of Vecpilsēta in Riga
Country Latvia
City Riga
DistrictCentral District
Area
 • Total0.944 km (0.364 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,336
 • Density3,500/km (9,200/sq mi)
Websiteapkaimes.lv
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameHistoric Centre of Riga
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, i
Designated1997
Reference no.
UNESCO regionEurope

Vecrīga ("Old Riga") is the historical center and a neighbourhood (as Vecpilsēta) of Riga, Latvia, located in the Central District on the east side of Daugava River. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral, St. James's Cathedral and St. Peter's Church.

History

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Vecrīga is the original area of Riga and consists of the historic city limits before the city was greatly expanded in the late 19th century. Vecrīga was once protected by a surrounding wall, except the side adjacent to the Daugava river bank. When the wall was demolished, the waters from Daugava were diverted into area of the former wall, creating Riga City Canal.

Heritage

In the early 1990s, Vecrīga's streets were closed to traffic and only residents of the area and the local delivery vehicles were allowed within Vecrīga's limits with special permits. Vecrīga is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site listed as "Historic Centre of Riga", which also includes most of the surrounding Centrs district.

Vecrīga is the oldest part of the Riga, and — even though in its primordial state most of the buildings were made of wood — currently, there are a lot of architectural works remaining from the times of renaissance, baroque and medieval times in the middle of the unique and notable buildings in the style of Art Nouveau, especially the ones created by the locally and internationally well-known architect Mikhail Eisenstein.

Landmarks

Churches

Museums

Gallery

See also

References

  1. "Riga Historic Centre". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. Kadinsky, Sergey "Pilsētas Kanāls, Riga" Hidden Waters Blog July 5, 2016
  3. "World Heritage List — Riga (Latvia); No. 852" (PDF). unesco.org. pp. 3 (67). Retrieved 2009-07-25.

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Neighbourhoods of Riga
Kurzeme District
Zemgale Suburb
Northern District
Vidzeme Suburb
Central District
Latgale Suburb
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