Ķīpsala
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Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to Riga city center and Pārdaugava by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ķīpsala
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood of Riga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ķīpsalas bruģis (Balasta dambis).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- River side promenade at Ķīpsala
- Settlement.image_map
- Kipsala karte.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Latvia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Riga
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kurzeme
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1.975
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 841
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- EEST
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to Riga city center and Pārdaugava by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.
== Buildings == In recent years Ķīpsala has become a prestigious area for living in Riga. There is a campus of the Riga Technical University including dormitories on Ķīpsala as well as the Olimpia shopping mall. The International School of Riga campus has also been located on Ķīpsala since 2001, but has moved in 2018.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ķīpsala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (3)
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2 mapped locations