Mežciems
Mežciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. It is located in the eastern part of the city in the Vidzeme Suburb. The name is literally translated from Latvian as forest village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 14,400 residents
- Description: neighborhood of Riga in Latvia
- Also known as: “Gailumuiža” and “Mežciems, Riga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riga Motor Museum and Gaiļezers.
Riga Motor Museum
Museum
Riga Motor Museum is the biggest antique vehicle museum in the Baltic countries, located in Riga, Latvia. The museum is a state agency operating under the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Transport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dreiliņi and Jugla.
Dreiliņi
Suburb
Dreiliņi is a newly built neighbourhood on the eastern edge of Riga, Latvia within the Vidzeme Suburb. It lies within the borders of Augusta Deglava, Baltinavas, Dzilnas and Ēvalda Valtera streets.
Jugla
Suburb
Jugla is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located in the Vidzeme Suburb, west of the Lake Jugla and southeast of the Lake Ķīšezers.
Teika
Suburb
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Teika is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Teika is the only neighbourhood in Riga which was planned and partly built in the 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia. Teika is situated 3½ km west of Mežciems.
Mežciems
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.96815° or 56° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
24.23609° or 24° 14′ 10″ eastPopulation
14,400Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9G86X69P+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 483506679OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
459908Wikidata ID
Q1975818
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Ukrainian—“Mežciems” goes by many names.
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