Sarkandaugava is a neighbourhood of

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Origins of the name

The name of the neighbourhood derives from that of the Sarkandaugava ('Red Daugava'; german: Rote Düna), a minor

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of the

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that formerly separated Pētersala from the mainland. As Riga developed and expanded, more and more of the Sarkandaugava was filled in, but it still appeared on maps from the late 1930

All that remains of the Sarkandaugava today is a small, unnamed

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next to the bridge from the Tvaika street area over to

Kundziņsala Kundziņsala is an island and neighbourhood in Daugava River in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The neighbourhood is administratively part of Riga's Northern District. Kundziņsala is the largest island in Riga. It is mainly covered by an indus ...

External links

History of Sarkandaugava

The home page about Sarkandaugava
- www.citariga.lv
Kadinsky, Sergey "Sarkandaugava, Riga" ''Hidden Waters Blog'' November 14, 2016
Neighbourhoods in Riga {{Riga-stub