Pokrov Cemetery
Pokrov Cemetery is a 70,669 square metres wide cemetery in Riga built in 1773. The current owner of the cemetery is Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church who are renting the land.Photo: Alma Pater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Christ, Riga and Great Cemetery.
Church of Christ, Riga
Church
Church of Christ is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, under the episcopal authority of the Archbishop of Riga. Church of Christ, Riga is situated 180 metres northwest of Pokrov Cemetery.
Great Cemetery
Park
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Cemetery was formerly the principal cemetery of Riga in Latvia, established in 1773. It was the main burial ground of the Baltic Germans in Latvia. Great Cemetery is situated 490 metres northeast of Pokrov Cemetery.
Xiaomi Arena
Stadium
Photo: AliseArena, CC0.
Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. Xiaomi Arena is situated 1¼ km west of Pokrov Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brasa and Grīziņkalns.
Grīziņkalns
Suburb
Grīziņkalns is a neighbourhood in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral, Daugava Stadium and the Staburadze confectionery factory are located in the area, and it is dominated by late 19th to early 20th century working class houses.
Skanste
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skanste is a neighbourhood located in the center of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the Daugava, bordering the Sarkandaugava, Brasa, Centrs, and Pētersala-Andrejsala neighborhoods.
Pokrov Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Riga
- Category: burial
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.96805° or 56° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
24.14014° or 24° 8′ 25″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
9G86X49R+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 232571272OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Pokrov Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պոկրովսկոե գերեզմանատուն”
- Belarusian: “Пакроўскія могілкі”
- Catalan: “Cementiri de Pokrov”
- Chinese: “波克罗夫公墓”
- Czech: “Pokrovský hřbitov”
- Danish: “Pokrov-kirkegården”
- Latvian: “Pokrova kapi”
- Latvian: “Pokrova Kapi”
- Polish: “Cmentarz Pokrowski w Rydze”
- Russian: “Покровское кладбище”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Pokrov”
- Ukrainian: “Покровський цвинтар (Рига)”
- Ukrainian: “Покровський цвинтар”
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