Ķīpsala

Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to city center and by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.
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  • Island
  • …has about 820 residents
  • Description: island and neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as
    “Kip Island”
    “Kip Ostrov”
    “Ķipu Sala”
    “Ostrov Kipsala”
    “Žagaru Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include FG dam and House of the Black Heads.
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is a breakwater.
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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , .
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andrejsala and Dzirciems.
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is an area located in the…
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is a Riga neighbourhood located in the side of Riga.

Ķīpsala

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Latitude
56.95764° or 56° 57′ 28″ north
Longitude
24.08448° or 24° 5′ 4″ east
Open location code
9G86X35M+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84918027
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
458808
Wiki­data ID
Q344625

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Ķīpsala” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ķīpsala”
  • Cebuano: “Ķīpsala”
  • Chinese: “基普萨拉”
  • Chinese: “基普薩拉”
  • Danish: “Ķīpsala”
  • Dutch: “Ķīpsala”
  • Estonian: “Ķīpsala”
  • French: “Ķīpsala”
  • German: “Kiepenholm”
  • German: “Ķīpsala”
  • Latvian: “Ķīpsala”
  • Latvian: “Žagaru sala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ķīpsala”
  • Norwegian: “Ķīpsala”
  • Polish: “Ķīpsala”
  • Russian: “Кипенгольм”
  • Russian: “Кипсала”
  • Spanish: “Ķīpsala”
  • Swedish: “Ķīpsala”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіпсала”

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Notable Places Nearby

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