Daugavgrīva Lighthouse
Daugavgrīva Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Daugavgrīva on the Bay of Riga on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse was built in 1956, located next to Daugava River.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Latvia
- Also known as: “Daugavgriva lighthouse”, “Daugavgriva Lighthouse”, “Daugavgrīva lighthouse”, and “Daugavgrīvas bāka”
- Historically known as: “Bolderāja Lighthouse”, “Dünamünde Lighthouse”, “Riga Light”, “Ust Dvinsk Lighthouse”, and “Ust-Dwinsk Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daugavgrīva fortress and Daugavgrīvas cietokšņa apbūve.
Daugavgrīva fortress
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Daugavgrīva fortress is a fortress built in Swedish Livonia in the 17th century. It is located in Daugavgriva near the mouth of Buļļupe river branch in the Daugava. Daugavgrīva fortress is situated 2 km southeast of Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.
Daugavgrīvas cietokšņa apbūve
Historic site
Photo: Evita wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daugavgrīvas cietokšņa apbūve is a historic site, which is situated 2 km southeast of Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.
Ziemeļupe
Oxbow lake
Ziemeļupe is an oxbow lake, which is situated 3½ km south of Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daugavgrīva and Mangaļsala.
Daugavgrīva
Suburb
Photo: ainars brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daugavgrīva is a neighbourhood in North West Riga, Latvia on the left bank of the Daugava river. In this neighbourhood there is a Swedish-built fortress on the Daugava River's left bank, commanding its mouth.
Mangaļsala
Suburb
Mangaļsala is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located on the right bank of Daugava River, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga. Mangaļsala is situated 2½ km east of Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.
Bolderāja
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bolderāja is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, in Kurzeme District. Bolderāja probably began as a fishing village. Bolderāja is situated 3½ km southeast of Daugavgrīva Lighthouse.
Daugavgrīva Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.05948° or 57° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
24.02161° or 24° 1′ 18″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9G96325C+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1034299778OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12089039Wikidata ID
Q4155226
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Daugavgrīva Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Daugavgrīva”
- French: “Phare de Daugavgrīva”
- German: “Leuchtturm Daugavgrīva”
- German: “Leuchtturm Dünamünde”
- Latvian: “Daugavgrīvas bāka”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Dźwinoujście”
- Russian: “Даугавгривский маяк”
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