Latvia
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Riga

Lucavsala

Lucavsala is an island located on the Daugava River in , . It has a population of 98. Lucavsala has about 98 residents.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Lucav Island”, “Lucava Sala”, “Lucavas Sala”, “Ostrov Lutsavas-sala”, and “Ostrov Lutsavsala”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hare Island and Central Market.

Island
Photo: ScAvenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zaķusala is one of several islands in the Daugava River in the central part of , the capital of . A part of the city's Salas neighbourhood, Zaķusala is home to the , which was completed in 1986 and the Latvian Television building, also completed the same year.

Marketplace
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Riga is Europe's largest market and bazaar in , . It is one of the most notable structures from the 20th century in Latvia and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with in 1998.

Bridge
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in , the capital of . The bridge was built in the period from 1975 to 1977. It was called the Moscow Bridge until 1991.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torņakalns and Bišumuiža.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , located on the western bank of the Daugava River. The name 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.

Suburb
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is a of Zemgale Suburb in , the capital of .

Suburb
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The Latgale neighbourhood of is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of . Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate, and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to .

Lucavsala

Latitude
56.926° or 56° 55′ 34″ north
Longitude
24.11975° or 24° 7′ 11″ east
Population
98
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9G86W4G9+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 181478320
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
457783
Wiki­data ID
Q4269916
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Lucavsala” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լուցավսալա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lusavsala”
  • Bashkir: “Луцавсала”
  • Bengali: “লুকাভসালা”
  • Cebuano: “Lucavsala”
  • Dutch: “Lucavsala”
  • Estonian: “Lucavsala”
  • French: “Lucavsala”
  • German: “Lutzausholm”
  • Latvian: “Lucavsala”
  • Maltese: “Lucavsala”
  • Russian: “Луцавсала”
  • Swedish: “Lucavsala”
  • Ukrainian: “Луцавсала”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lucavsala”. Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.