Mežaparks
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Mežaparks () is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It consists of a residential area to the South and a large urban park to the North of the same name – Mežaparks. The neighbourhood is located on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers. The name is literally translated as "forest park". The neighbourhood and park were built in the early 20th century and the area was originally called . It was one of the world's first garden cities. It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga. During the Second World War, the Kaiserwald
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mežaparks
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood of Riga
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- Mezha Prospects.jpg
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- Typical residences in Mežaparks
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- Mezaparks karte.png
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- Location of Mežaparks in Riga
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- Country
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- Latvia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Riga
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- District
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- Northern District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 11.821
- Settlement.population_total
- 4457
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017
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- auto
- Settlement.website
- apkaimes.lv
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4165
- Area
- 11.821
- Official website
- www.apkaimes.lv/sakums/mezaparks
- Image
- Mezaparks.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mežaparks
- inception
- 1801-01-01
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Mežaparks () is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It consists of a residential area to the South and a large urban park to the North of the same name – Mežaparks. The neighbourhood is located on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers. The name is literally translated as "forest park". The neighbourhood and park were built in the early 20th century and the area was originally called . It was one of the world's first garden cities. It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga. During the Second World War, the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park, and many Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods.
Today it is still one of the wealthier areas of Riga, the Mežaparks Great Bandstand hosts the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in early July every five years.
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