Central Market

Riga Central Market is Europe's largest market and bazaar in , . It is one of the most notable structures from the 20th century in Latvia and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with in 1998.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and St. Peter’s Church.

The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 690 metres northwest of Central Market.

Church
Photo: Moralist, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. is situated 600 metres northwest of Central Market.

Museum
Photo: Avner, CC0.
is situated 300 metres south of Central Market.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

Central Market

Latitude
56.94394° or 56° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
24.11666° or 24° 7′ east
Open location code
9G86W4V8+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92054399
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­marketplace
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Wiki­data ID
Q190670
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Central Market” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Sentrale mark van Riga
  • Albanian: Tregu Qendror i Rigës
  • Catalan: Mercat central de Riga
  • Chinese: 里加中央市場
  • Croatian: Središnja riška tržnica
  • Danish: Rīgas Centrāltirgus
  • Dutch: Centrale Markt van Riga
  • Estonian: Riia keskturg
  • Finnish: Riian keskustori
  • French: marché central de Riga
  • French: Marché central de Riga
  • German: Zentralmarkt Riga
  • German: Zentralmarkt
  • Hungarian: Rigai Központi Piac
  • Hungarian: Rigai Központi Vásárcsarnok
  • Latvian: Rīgas Centrāltirgus
  • Lithuanian: Centrinis turgus
  • Lithuanian: Rygos centrinis turgus
  • Polish: Centrāltirgus
  • Polish: Rynek centralny
  • Polish: Targ Centralny
  • Portuguese: Riga Central Market
  • Russian: Рижский центральный рынок
  • Russian: Центральный рынок (Рига)
  • Russian: Центральный рынок
  • Spanish: Mercado central de Riga
  • Swedish: Rigas centralmarknad
  • Swedish: Rīgas Centrāltirgus
  • Ukrainian: Ризький центральний ринок

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