Rūķi
Rūķi is a hamlet in Salaspils pagasts, Salaspils Municipality and has about 110 residents. Rūķi is situated nearby to the neighborhood Piķurgas, as well as near Brīvlauki.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Botanic Garden of Latvia and Salaspils Station.
National Botanic Garden of Latvia
Garden
The National Botanic Garden of Latvia is a botanical garden in Salaspils, Latvia. It is one of the largest botanical gardens in the Baltic states. National Botanic Garden of Latvia is situated 3 km southeast of Rūķi.
Salaspils Station
Railway station
Salaspils Station is a railway station on the Riga–Daugavpils Railway. It is situated 18.3 km from Riga and 198.7 km from Daugavpils… Salaspils Station is situated 3½ km south of Rūķi.
Salaspils Memorial Ensemble
Museum
Photo: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salaspils Memorial Ensemble is a museum, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rūķi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salaspils and Saurieši.
Salaspils
Photo: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Salaspils concentration camp memorial complex is in the Riga region, about 15 km southeast of Riga and is a memorial for the people who died there during the Nazi regime in Latvia.
Saurieši
Village
Photo: alinco fan, CC BY 3.0.
Saurieši is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region and the Riga Planning Region of Latvia. It has a population of around 2100 people. The village is 4.89 square kilometers large. Saurieši is situated 3 km northeast of Rūķi.
Salaspils
Town
Salaspils is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Salaspils Municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava river, 18 kilometers to the south-east of the city of Riga. Salaspils is situated 3 km south of Rūķi.
Rūķi
- Type: Hamlet with 110 residents
- Also known as: “Ruki”
- Categories: village in Latvia, average-size village in Latvia, and locality
- Location: Salaspils pagasts, Salaspils Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.8911° or 56° 53′ 28″ northLongitude
24.33875° or 24° 20′ 20″ eastPopulation
110Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
9G86V8RQ+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13437575311OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13147701Wikidata ID
Q21481098
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Rūķi” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rūķi”
- Estonian: “Rūķi”
- Latvian: “Rūķi”
- Turkish: “Ruķi”
- Turkish: “Rūķi”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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