Latvian fire fighting museum

The Latvian Firefighting Museum is a museum in Riga, Latvia. Its exhibitions cover the history of firefighting in Latvia from the mid-nineteenth century. It opened on 4 September 1978.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: muzejs@vugd.gov.lv
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Riga, Latvia
Also known as: “Fire station at Hanzas street”, “Latvian Fire Fighting Museum”, and “Latvian Firefighting Museum”
Address: Hanzas iela 5, Rīga, LV-1045

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skonto Hall and Skonto Stadium.

Skonto Hall

Stadium

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Skonto Hall is an arena in Centrs, Riga, Latvia. In the lobby of Skonto there are conference halls, a gym, and an arena with an artificial football field, which also hosts numerous exhibitions and concerts. Skonto Hall is situated 150 metres east of Latvian fire fighting museum.

Skonto Stadium

Stadium

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Skonto Stadium is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium, also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall. Skonto Stadium is situated 270 metres southeast of Latvian fire fighting museum.

Xiaomi Arena

Stadium

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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 1 km northeast of Latvian fire fighting museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skanste and Centrs.

Skanste

Suburb

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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.

Centrs

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Centrs is a district in Riga, right northeast of the old town. In addition to the official Centrs district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Latgales apkaime, west of Lāčplēša iela.

Pētersala-Andrejsala

Suburb

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Pētersala-Andrejsala is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located near the Freeport of Riga and consists of the areas of Pētersala and Andrejsala.

Latvian fire fighting museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.96227° or 56° 57′ 44″ north

Longitude

24.11214° or 24° 6′ 44″ east

Open location code

9G86X466+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 457061944

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4306427

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Latvian fire fighting museum” goes by many names.

Belarusian: “Музей пажарнай справы Латвіі”
French: “musée letton de la lutte contre l’incendie”
French: “Musée letton de la lutte contre l’incendie”
German: “Latvijas Ugunsdzēsības muzejs”
German: “Lettisches Brandbekämpfungsmuseum”
Latvian: “Latvijas Ugunsdzēsības muzejs”
Lithuanian: “Latvijos ugniagesių muziejus”
Polish: “Muzeum łotewskiej straży pożarnej”
Russian: “Латвийский пожарно-технический музей”
Russian: “Музей пожарного дела Латвии”
Ukrainian: “Музей пожежної справи Латвії”

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