Brasas cietums
Brasas cietums is a prison in Riga, Riga region which is located on Laktas iela. Brasas cietums is situated nearby to the hospital Tiesu psihiatrisko ekspertīžu un piespiedu ārstēšanas centrs, as well as near the government office Neatliekamās medicīniskās palīdzības dienests.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brasas tilts and Great Cemetery.
Brasas tilts
Bridge
Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brasas tilts is a bridge, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Brasas cietums.
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 1 km south of Brasas cietums.
BA School of Business and Finance
College
Photo: Aleksandrs Timofejev…, CC BY 3.0.
BA School of Business and Finance is a business school in Latvia that has been part of the University of Latvia since September 1, 2025. Founded in 1992 as the Banking College of Latvia under the Bank of Latvia, it received university accreditation in 1997. BA School of Business and Finance is situated 650 metres southwest of Brasas cietums.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brasa and Čiekurkalns.
Čiekurkalns
Suburb
Photo: Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0.
Čiekurkalns is a neighbourhood of the Northern District of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Ķīšezers. In April 2014, the new building of the State Revenue Service of Latvia was unveiled at Talejas iela 1 in Čiekurkalns.
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.
Brasas cietums
- Type: Prison
- Address: Laktas iela 4, Rīga, LV-1013
- Category: government building
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.97916° or 56° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
24.14292° or 24° 8′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9G86X4HV+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 87575784OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tiesu psihiatrisko ekspertīžu un piespiedu ārstēšanas centrs and Neatliekamās medicīniskās palīdzības dienests.
Nearby Places
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