Bolderāja

Bolderāja is a neighbourhood of , the capital of . It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, in Kurzeme District. Bolderāja probably began as a fishing village.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 14,800 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Kurzemes rajons, Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Bolderaa”, “Bolderaja”, “Guberņciems”, “Krēmeri”, “Lejas Podrags”, and “Lower Podrags”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bolderāja railway station and Daugavgrīva fortress.

Railway station
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Castle
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is a fortress built in Swedish Livonia in the 17th century. It is located in near the mouth of Buļļupe river branch in the .

Church
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is a Lutheran church in the district of , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 50 Baltāsbaznīcas iela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mangaļsala and Daugavgrīva.

Suburb
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of Northern District in , the capital of . It is located on the right bank of Daugava River, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in North West , on the left bank of the Daugava river. In this neighbourhood there is a -built fortress on the Daugava River's left bank, commanding its mouth.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in , the capital of , located in the northern part of the city, about 12–14 km from the city centre. From 1203 until 1305 the present territory belonged to the Daugavgrīva Abbey. is situated 3 km east of Bolderāja.

Bolderāja

Latitude
57.03198° or 57° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
24.05546° or 24° 3′ 20″ east
Population
14,800
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9G9623J4+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1411640175
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
460885
Wiki­data ID
Q2385722
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Bolderāja” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Болдэрая”
  • Cebuano: “Bolderaja”
  • Danish: “Bolderaja”
  • Danish: “Bolderāja”
  • Dutch: “Bolderāja”
  • Estonian: “Bolderāja”
  • French: “Bolderāja”
  • German: “Bolderaa”
  • German: “Bolderāja”
  • Latvian: “Beķermuiža”
  • Latvian: “Bolderāja”
  • Latvian: “Guberņciems”
  • Latvian: “Krēmeri”
  • Latvian: “Lejas Podrags”
  • Polish: “Bolderāja”
  • Russian: “Болдерай”
  • Russian: “Болдерая”
  • Russian: “Больдераа”
  • Spanish: “Bolderāja”
  • Swedish: “Bolderāja”
  • Ukrainian: “Болдерая”
  • “Bolderāja”

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