Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia

University of Latvia Botanical Garden is botanical garden in Riga, Latvia. It is the oldest botanical garden in Latvia.

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Opening hours:
January–March: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
April: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
May–August: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
September: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
October–December: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Type: Garden
Description: botanical garden located in Riga, Latvia
Also known as: “Jardin Botanico de la Universidad de Letonia”, “Latvijas Universitātes Botāniskais Dārzs”, “LU Botāniskais Dārzs”, and “University of Latvia Botanical Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Martin’s Church and Riga State German Grammar School.

St. Martin’s Church

Church

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St. Martin's Church is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 34 Slokas Street. St. Martin’s Church is situated 790 metres east of Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia.

Riga State German Grammar School

School

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Riga State German Grammar School is a state gymnasium-level school located at 21 Agenskalns street, Riga, the capital of Latvia. Since 1962, the Riga State German Grammar School provides in-depth, and is also a centre conducting the DSD German language proficiency diploma examination. Riga State German Grammar School is situated 390 metres southeast of Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia.

Riga Johann Steinhauer Secondary School

School

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Riga Johann Steinhauer Secondary School is situated 400 metres north of Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zasulauks and Dzirciems.

Zasulauks

Suburb

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Zasulauks is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Dzirciems

Suburb

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Dzirciems is a Riga neighbourhood located in the Pārdaugava side of Riga. It mainly consists of Soviet-style apartment buildings built in the 1970s. Riga Stradiņš University is located here.

Šampēteris

Suburb

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Šampēteris is an old Riga neighbourhood on the Pārdaugava side of the Daugava river, with many houses built in the first part of 20th century still surviving.

Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia

Categories: botanical garden, protected area, and recreation area
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.94976° or 56° 56′ 59″ north

Longitude

24.05897° or 24° 3′ 32″ east

Open location code

9G86W3X5+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118956831

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q2917011

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Լատվիայի համալսարանի բուսաբանական այգի”
French: “Jardin botanique de l’Université de Lettonie”
French: “Jardin Botanique de l’Université de Lettonie”
German: “Botanischer Garten der Universität Lettlands”
Greek: “Ο Βοτανικός Κήπος του Πανεπιστημίου της Λετονίας”
Kazakh: “Латвия университетінің ботаникалық бағы”
Latvian: “Latvijas Universitātes Botāniskais dārzs”
Russian: “Ботанический сад Латвийского университета”
Russian: “Ботанический сад ЛУ”
Spanish: “Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Letonia”
Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Латвійського університету”
Uzbek: “Latviya universiteti botanika bogʻi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: LU Botdārzs and Wolfschmidt Manor.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Palmu māja and Acāliju māja.

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