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Bolderāja

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Also known as Bolderaja, Bolderaa, Krēmeri, Lejas Podrags, Lower Podrags, Guberņciems

Bolderāja is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, in Kurzeme District. Bolderāja probably began as a fishing village. The area has been inhabited since at least the 10th century and possibly for a longer period, however there is no firm evidence because of variations in the course of the Daugava River and the shifting of sand dunes.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bolderāja
Settlement.settlement_type
Neighborhood of Riga
Settlement.image_skyline
Raduga bol.jpg
Settlement.image_size
220px
Settlement.image_caption
Rainbow over Bolderāja
Settlement.image_map
Bolderaja karte.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Riga
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Latvia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
City
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Riga
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kurzemes rajons
Settlement.area_total_km2
8.329
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
14771
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2

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Bolderāja is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, in Kurzeme District. Bolderāja probably began as a fishing village. The area has been inhabited since at least the 10th century and possibly for a longer period, however there is no firm evidence because of variations in the course of the Daugava River and the shifting of sand dunes.

The area was made into a Polish customs post in 1606. The wooden houses built during the Polish era in 1603 may be the oldest in Riga.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bolderāja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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