Jugla Lake ( lv, Juglas ezers) is a large and scenic urban lake in
Jugla,
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
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Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
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The lake has popular beaches in the summer and ice fishing in the winter.
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs) is an open-air museum located just outside Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the lightly wooded shores of Jugla Lake.
History
In 1924, the Latvian Cou ...
is an open-air museum, situated in a forest park area beside Jugla Lake.
See also
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Ķīšezers, Riga
Ķīšezers is a lake in Riga, Latvia, with primary inflow of the Jugla River. The lake is large, it has of average depth and reaches at the deepest point.
References
Geography of Riga
Lakes of Latvia
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Geography of Riga
Lakes of Latvia
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