Zaķusala
Sign in to saveAlso known as Zaķu sala, Hasenholm
Zaķusala (Hare Island) is one of several islands in the Daugava River in the central part of Riga, the capital of Latvia. A part of the city's Salas neighbourhood and of the Latgale Suburb, Zaķusala is home to the Riga Radio and TV Tower, which was completed in 1986 and the Latvian Television building, also completed the same year. The tower is the tallest structure in the Baltic states.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Zaķusala
- Islands.image_name
- Luftbild Riga.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Zaķusala from the air
- Islands.location
- Salas, Latgale Suburb, Riga, Latvia
- Islands.country
- Latvia
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 12
via Wikipedia infobox
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Gallery
- External links
- References
Zaķusala (Hare Island) is one of several islands in the Daugava River in the central part of Riga, the capital of Latvia. A part of the city's Salas neighbourhood and of the Latgale Suburb, Zaķusala is home to the Riga Radio and TV Tower, which was completed in 1986 and the Latvian Television building, also completed the same year. The tower is the tallest structure in the Baltic states.
On the northern tip of the island, alongside the railway trestles are remnants of the Iron Bridge that was blown up during the Second World War. The island is connected to the city via the Island Bridge. While the Railway Bridge also crosses the island, it is forbidden to access the island by using it.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zaķusala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations