St. Jacob’s Cemetery

St. Jacob’s Cemetery is a park in , . St. Jacob’s Cemetery is situated near , as well as near the church .
  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Park
  • Description: cemetery in Riga, Latvia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of Christ, Riga and Great Cemetery.

Church
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
Church of Christ is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, under the episcopal authority of the Archbishop of Riga.

Park
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was formerly the principal of in , established in 1773. It was the main burial ground of the Baltic Germans in Latvia. is situated 460 metres northeast of St. Jacob’s Cemetery.

Stadium
Photo: AliseArena, CC0.
, formerly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in , . It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. is situated 1 km west of St. Jacob’s Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brasa and Skanste.

Suburb
Photo: Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0.
is a of , the capital of .

Suburb
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is a located in the center of , the capital of . Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the , bordering the , , , and neighborhoods.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in , the capital of . The Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the Staburadze confectionery factory are located in the area, and it is dominated by late 19th to early 20th century working class houses.

St. Jacob’s Cemetery

Latitude
56.9694° or 56° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
24.13817° or 24° 8′ 17″ east
Open location code
9G86X49Q+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232571355
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q118456993
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Latvian—“St. Jacob’s Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Могілкі сьвятога Якуба”
  • German: “St. Jacob’s Cemetery”
  • Latvian: “Jēkaba kapi”

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