Carnikava
Carnikava, previously Sānkaule, is a village and the center of the Carnikava Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It's located 25 km north from Riga at the mouth of the Gauja River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 5,180 residents
- Description: center of Carnikava Parish, Ādaži Municipality, Latvia
- Also known as: “Carnikavas Muiža”, “Koivemund”, “Sānkaule”, “Tsarnikava”, and “Zarnikau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnikava Station and Garupe Station.
Carnikava Station
Railway station
Photo: ScAvenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carnikava Station is a railway station serving the village of Carnikava in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located on the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway. The train services to and from the station are operated by the national railway company Vivi which run frequent train services between Riga and Skulte.
Garupe Station
Railway stop
Photo: Aleksandrs Timofejev…, CC BY 3.0.
Garupe Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni – Skulte Railway.
Garezers
Lake
Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garezers is a lake, which is situated 4 km northeast of Carnikava.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birznieki and Eimuri.
Birznieki
Village
Birznieki is a village in Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia. Birznieki is situated 3½ km southeast of Carnikava.
Eimuri
Village
Eimuri is a village in Ādaži Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The village is located at the western part of the parish, 6 kilometers from Ādaži. Eimuri is situated 5 km south of Carnikava.
Garciems
Village
Photo: Titāns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garciems is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Carnikava.
Carnikava
- Categories: village in Latvia, large village in Latvia, and locality
- Location: Carnikavas novads, Ādaži, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.1297° or 57° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
24.27081° or 24° 16′ 15″ eastPopulation
5,180Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)United Nations Location Code
LV H5DOpen location code
9G9647HC+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 26843482OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Veps—“Carnikava” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Koivemund”
- Belarusian: “Sānkaule”
- Belarusian: “Царнікава”
- Bislama: “Carnikava”
- Catalan: “Carnikava”
- Cebuano: “Carnikava”
- Chinese: “察爾尼卡瓦”
- Dutch: “Carnikava”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كارنيكاڤا”
- Estonian: “Carnikava”
- French: “Carnikava”
- Galician: “Carnikava”
- German: “Carnikava”
- German: “Koivemund”
- Italian: “Carnikava”
- Japanese: “ツァルニカヴァ”
- Latvian: “Carnikava”
- Latvian: “Koivemunde”
- Latvian: “Sānkaule”
- Lithuanian: “Carinkava”
- Lithuanian: “Carnikava”
- Lithuanian: “Karnikava”
- Lithuanian: “Koivemund”
- Lithuanian: “Sānkaule”
- Persian: “سارنیکاوا”
- Polish: “Carnikava”
- Portuguese: “Carnikava”
- Russian: “Царникава”
- Slovak: “Carnikava”
- Slovak: “Zarnikau”
- Spanish: “Carnikava”
- Swedish: “Carnikava”
- Turkish: “Carnikava”
- Ukrainian: “Царникава”
- Urdu: “چارنیکاوا”
- Veps: “Carnikav”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ādažu novada mākslu skola Carnikavā and Carnikavas stadions.
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