Balodis
Balodis is a work of art in Riga, Riga region. Balodis is situated nearby to the shopping center T/C Mežciems, as well as near the pitch “Valterciema” pludmales volejbola laukumi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Lutheran Church, Riga and Riga Motor Museum.
St. Catherine’s Lutheran Church, Riga
Church
Photo: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Catherine's Lutheran Church, also known as Biķeri or Biķernieki church for its location, is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. St. Catherine’s Lutheran Church, Riga is situated 720 metres northeast of Balodis.
Riga Motor Museum
Museum
Riga Motor Museum is the biggest antique vehicle museum in the Baltic countries, located in Riga, Latvia. The museum is a state agency operating under the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Transport. Riga Motor Museum is situated 2 km north of Balodis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dreiliņi and Mežciems.
Dreiliņi
Suburb
Dreiliņi is a newly built neighbourhood on the eastern edge of Riga, Latvia within the Vidzeme Suburb. It lies within the borders of Augusta Deglava, Baltinavas, Dzilnas and Ēvalda Valtera streets.
Mežciems
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mežciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. The name is literally translated from Latvian as forest village. Mežciems is encircled by the Šmerlis and Jugla Forests.
Pļavnieki
Suburb
Photo: alinco fan, CC BY 3.0.
Since the first period of Latvian independence, Riga has never had an official territorial division of the city that would be smaller than six administrative divisions, even though a division of Riga into 47 micro regions was initiated during the Soviet occupation.
Balodis
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.95498° or 56° 57′ 18″ northLongitude
24.23883° or 24° 14′ 20″ eastInception
November 14th, 2025Open location code
9G86X63Q+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13316199901OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
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