Riga Technical University

Riga Technical University is an university in Riga, Riga region. Riga Technical University is situated nearby to the university Laboratory House of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, as well as near the suburb Ķīpsala.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and Riga Cathedral.

House of the Black Heads

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. House of the Black Heads is situated 1½ km east of Riga Technical University.

Riga Cathedral

Church

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Riga Cathedral formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. Riga Cathedral is situated 1½ km east of Riga Technical University.

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 580 metres southwest of Riga Technical University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ķīpsala and Dzirciems.

Ķīpsala

Suburb

Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to Riga city center and Pārdaugava by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.

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.

Andrejsala

Neighborhood

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Andrejsala is an area located in the Pētersala-Andrejsala neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center.

Riga Technical University

Type: University
Also known as: “Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte” and “RTU”
Category: education
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.95245° or 56° 57′ 9″ north

Longitude

24.0806° or 24° 4′ 50″ east

Open location code

9G86X32J+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221635286

OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Riga Technical University” goes by many names.

French: “Université technique de Riga”
German: “Technische Universität Riga”
Italian: “Università tecnica di Riga”
Portuguese: “Universidade Técnica de Riga”
Russian: “Рижский технический университет”
Spanish: “Universidad Técnica de Riga”

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