Latvia
Riga region
Riga

Great Cemetery

The Great Cemetery was formerly the principal of in , established in 1773. It was the main burial ground of the Baltic Germans in Latvia.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Park
  • Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran
  • Description: cemetery in Riga

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Resurrection and Xiaomi Arena.

Church
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 4 Klusā Street.

Stadium
, commonly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in , . 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. is situated 1½ km west of Great Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Alma Pater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 70,669 square metres wide cemetery in built in 1773. The current owner of the cemetery is Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church who are renting the land. is situated 490 metres southwest of Great Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brasa and Grīziņkalns.

Suburb
is a of , the capital of .

Suburb
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.

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.

Great Cemetery

Latitude
56.97171° or 56° 58′ 18″ north
Longitude
24.14454° or 24° 8′ 40″ east
Inception
1773
Open location code
9G86X4CV+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38067795
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­evangelical_lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q3036898
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Tatar—“Great Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մեծ գերեզմանատուն”
  • Belarusian: “Вялікія могілкі Рыгі”
  • Belarusian: “Вялікія могілкі”
  • Catalan: “Gran Cementiri de Riga”
  • Danish: “Lielie kapi”
  • Danish: “Store kirkegård i Riga”
  • Estonian: “Lielie kapi”
  • French: “grand cimetière de Riga”
  • French: “Grand cimetière de Riga”
  • Georgian: “დიდი სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Großer Friedhof Riga”
  • German: “Großer Friedhof”
  • Greek: “Μεγάλο νεκροταφείο στη Ρίγα”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות הגדול של ריגה”
  • Hungarian: “Rigai Nagy-temető”
  • Japanese: “グレート墓地”
  • Latvian: “Lielie kapi”
  • Latvian: “Memoriālais parks”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Lielie kapi”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Wielki w Rydze”
  • Portuguese: “Grã Cemitério de Riga”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Cemitério de Riga”
  • Russian: “Большое кладбище”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cladh Mòr Riga”
  • Slovenian: “Veliko pokopališče v Rigi”
  • Spanish: “Gran Cementerio de Riga”
  • Swedish: “Stora kyrkogården i Riga”
  • Tatar: “Зур зират”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great Cemetery”. Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.