Ulbroka is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of

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 ...

. It is the administrative center of Stopiņi Parishand municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga- Ērgļi (P4) and Rīga-Ogre (P5). In 2000 Ulbroka had 2,701 inhabitants, rising to 3,102 in 2021.

Etymology

The name Ulbroka comes from the burgomaster of Riga Hinrich von Ulenbrock II in the second half of the 16th century. Von Ulenbrock built the Ulbroka manor.

Geography

The village is located in the Central Latvian lowlands, near

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 ...

.Latvijas ģeogrāfijas atlants. "Jāņa sēta", 2020 The river flowing through Ulbroka - Piķurga was artificially expanded, creating the Lake of Ulbroka, once excavated as a large pond of manor, and then a mill lake. The Dauguļupīte stream flows into Piķurga in the north of the village. The average temperature is -6 ° C in January and + 17 ° C in July. Precipitation drops 700 mm per year.

Economy

The largest company registered in Ulbroka in terms of turnover in 2020 was the manufacturer of wooden packaging SIA "Kronus". Next to Ulbroka is a medium-wave radio station. The Riga city buses (Nr. 51) run to Ulbroka.Rīgas satiksme
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Images

File:Ulbrokas kapu kapliča 2.jpg, Cemetery chapel. File:5 - panoramio - alinco fan.jpg, Ulbroka radio station in 2006. File:Ulbrokas pils 2002-10-20 - panoramio.jpg, Ulbroka manor. File:Дома в Улброке - panoramio.jpg, Residential buildings. File:Ulbroka, 1905. g. revolūcijas piemineklis 2000-07-02 - panoramio.jpg, Monument to the Revolution of 1905.

References

Towns and villages in Latvia Ropaži Municipality Kreis Riga Vidzeme {{Vidzeme-geo-stub