Rīgas Centrālcietums

Rīgas Centrālcietums is a prison in Riga, Riga region. Rīgas Centrālcietums is situated nearby to the government office RP SIA ‘Rīgas satiksme’, as well as near Matīsa Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matīsa Cemetery and Daugava Stadium.

Matīsa Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matīsa Cemetery is situated 370 metres northwest of Rīgas Centrālcietums.

Daugava National Stadium, also known as the BTA Daugava Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multifunctional stadium in Riga, Latvia, which was first opened in 1927. Daugava Stadium is situated 1½ km north of Rīgas Centrālcietums.

Latgale Park

Park

Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Latgale Park is situated 1 km southwest of Rīgas Centrālcietums.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dārzciems and Latgale neighborhood.

Dārzciems

Suburb

Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dārzciems is a neighborhood of Riga located in the Latgale Suburb in the southeastern part of the right bank of the Daugava river. With a population of about 21,000 inhabitants in 2010, Dārzciems's territory covers 4.577 km2 and is one of the most arid parts of Riga.

Latgale neighborhood

Suburb

Photo: AgrisR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Latgale neighbourhood of Riga is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of Old Riga. Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate, and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to Moscow.

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.

Rīgas Centrālcietums

Type: Prison
Category: government building
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.94266° or 56° 56′ 34″ north

Longitude

24.16121° or 24° 9′ 40″ east

Open location code

9G86W5V6+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 143058646

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=prison

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Notable Places Nearby

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