Centrs
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 Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Riga
- Also known as: “Centre” and “Centrs, Riga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Latvian National Museum of Art and Skonto Stadium.
The Latvian National Museum of Art
Museum
The Latvian National Museum of Art is an art museum in Riga, Latvia. It contains the largest collection of national art in Latvia. The museum houses more than 65,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century until the present time.
Skonto Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
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 2nd-largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium, also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall.
Xiaomi Arena
Stadium
Xiaomi Arena, commonly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena Riga holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Outer East Bank and Vecrīga.
Outer East Bank
Outer East Bank is a part of Riga, here defined as the eastern bank of the Daugava river minus Old Riga and Centrs.
Vecrīga
Old Riga — Vecrīga in Latvian — is the old town of Riga. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. Vecrīga is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.
Avoti
Suburb
Avoti is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is named after Avotu iela which runs horizontally through the middle of the area.
Centrs
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.95813° or 56° 57′ 29″ northLongitude
24.12327° or 24° 7′ 24″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
9G86X45F+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 1411640177OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Centrs” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Цэнтр”
- Dutch: “Nieuwe Stad”
- Estonian: “Centrs”
- French: “Centrs”
- German: “Centrs”
- German: “Neustadt”
- Italian: “Quartiere centrale di Riga”
- Latvian: “Centrs”
- Latvian: “Rīgas centrs”
- Lithuanian: “Centras”
- Polish: “Centrum”
- Russian: “Центр”
- Slovenian: “Centrs”
- Spanish: “Centrs”
- Ukrainian: “Центр”
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