Skanstes parks

Skanstes parks is a park in Riga, Riga region. Skanstes parks is situated nearby to the grassland Skanstes pļava, as well as near the government office Valsts kontrole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xiaomi Arena and Skonto Stadium.

Xiaomi Arena

Stadium

Photo: AliseArena, CC0.

Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. Xiaomi Arena is situated 1 km south of Skanstes parks.

Skonto Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Bendžamins, CC0.

Skonto Stadium is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium, also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall. Skonto Stadium is situated 1½ km south of Skanstes parks.

Great Cemetery

Park

Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Great Cemetery was formerly the principal cemetery of Riga in Latvia, established in 1773. It was the main burial ground of the Baltic Germans in Latvia. Great Cemetery is situated 1¼ km east of Skanstes parks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brasa and Skanste.

Brasa

Suburb

Photo: Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0.

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

Skanste

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skanste is a neighbourhood located in the center of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the Daugava, bordering the Sarkandaugava, Brasa, Centrs, and Pētersala-Andrejsala neighborhoods.

Pētersala-Andrejsala

Suburb

Photo: Dmitrijs Purgalvis, CC BY 3.0.

Pētersala-Andrejsala is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located near the Freeport of Riga and consists of the areas of Pētersala and Andrejsala.

Skanstes parks

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.97581° or 56° 58′ 33″ north

Longitude

24.12586° or 24° 7′ 33″ east

Operator

Rīgas meži

Open location code

9G86X4GG+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 815966490

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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