Torņakalns

Torņakalns is a neighbourhood of , located on the western bank of the Daugava River. The name Torņakalns derives from a fortified tower built in the Middle Ages close to the Daugava River to alert the city of Riga in case of emergency and intruders about to cross the river.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood of Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Tornakaln”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torņakalns Station and Church of Luther.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the neighbourhood of Torņakalns in the Zemgale Suburb in , , located on the of the Daugava River.

Church
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, or Torņakalns Church after its geographical location in Torņakalns, is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia.

Park
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pārdaugava and Agenkalne Inlet.

Photo: Guillaume Speurt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, which literally means "over Daugava" or "across the Daugava", is a part of , comprising the west bank of Daugava river.

Suburb
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Āgenskalns is a district in , located on the left bank of the Daugava, an old neighbourhood, mainly built in the late 19th to early 20th century. The total area of Āgenskalns is 4,6 km2, which is a lot less than other districts of .

Suburb
is a of , the capital of . It is the location of .

Torņakalns

Latitude
56.93018° or 56° 55′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.09377° or 24° 5′ 38″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9G86W3JV+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1411640196
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
454810
Wiki­data ID
Q2394313
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Torņakalns” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “托尔尼亚卡尔内斯”
  • Danish: “Tornakalns”
  • Danish: “Torņakalns”
  • Dutch: “Torņakalns”
  • Estonian: “Torņakalns”
  • French: “Thorensberg”
  • French: “Tornakalns”
  • French: “Torņakalns”
  • Latvian: “Torņakalns”
  • Latvian: “Torņkalns”
  • Polish: “Torņakalns”
  • Russian: “Торенсберг”
  • Russian: “Торнякалнс”
  • Spanish: “Torņakalns”

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