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Vecrīga
Vecrīga
Neighbourhood of Riga
	Vecpilsēta
	The Old Town of Riga
	Location of Vecpilsēta in Riga
Country	Latvia
City	Riga
District	Central District
Area
• Total	0.944 km2 (0.364 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	3,336
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Website	apkaimes.lv
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Riga
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, i
Designated	1997
Reference no.
UNESCO region	Europe

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Vecrīga ("Old Riga") is the historical center and a neighbourhood (as Vecpilsēta) of Riga, Latvia, located in the Central District on the east side of Daugava River. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral, St. James's Cathedral and St. Peter's Church.

History

Vecrīga is the original area of Riga and consists of the historic city limits before the city was greatly expanded in the late 19th century. Vecrīga was once protected by a surrounding wall, except the side adjacent to the Daugava river bank. When the wall was demolished, the waters from Daugava were diverted into area of the former wall, creating Riga City Canal.^[2]

Heritage

In the early 1990s, Vecrīga's streets were closed to traffic and only residents of the area and the local delivery vehicles were allowed within Vecrīga's limits with special permits. Vecrīga is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site listed as "Historic Centre of Riga", which also includes most of the surrounding Centrs district.^[3]

Vecrīga is the oldest part of the Riga, and — even though in its primordial state most of the buildings were made of wood — currently, there are a lot of architectural works remaining from the times of renaissance, baroque and medieval times in the middle of the unique and notable buildings in the style of Art Nouveau, especially the ones created by the locally and internationally well-known architect Mikhail Eisenstein.

Landmarks

Churches

Museums

Gallery

The original boundaries of the Old Riga in 1637
St. John's Church, Riga
The House of the Blackheads and Roland statue
Reconstructed section of the medieval city wall
Riga Castle in Vecrīga
Riga Town Hall in Vecrīga
Aerial view of the Town Hall Square
View of Vanšu Bridge
Art Nouveau buildings at Albert Street.

References

^ "Riga Historic Centre". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
^ Kadinsky, Sergey "Pilsētas Kanāls, Riga" Hidden Waters Blog July 5, 2016
^ "World Heritage List — Riga (Latvia); No. 852" (PDF). unesco.org. pp. 3 (67). Retrieved 2009-07-25.

External links

Media related to Vecrīga at Wikimedia Commons
Multimedia virtual tour of Old Riga

[1] "Riga Historic Centre". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

[2] Kadinsky, Sergey "Pilsētas Kanāls, Riga" Hidden Waters Blog July 5, 2016

[3] "World Heritage List — Riga (Latvia); No. 852" (PDF). unesco.org. pp. 3 (67). Retrieved 2009-07-25.

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-{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
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+| designation1 = WHS
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+}}
-'''Vecrīga''' ("Old Riga") is the historical center and a neighbourhood (as '''Vecpilsēta''') of [[Riga]], Latvia, located in the [[Central District, Riga|Central District]] on the east side of [[Daugava River]]. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as [[Riga Cathedral]] and [[St. Peter's Church, Riga|St. Peter's Church]].
+'''Vecrīga''' ("Old Riga") is the historical center and a neighbourhood (as '''Vecpilsēta''') of [[Riga]], Latvia, located in the [[Central District, Riga|Central District]] on the east side of [[Daugava River]]. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as [[Riga Cathedral]], [[St. James's Cathedral, Riga|St. James's Cathedral]] and [[St. Peter's Church, Riga|St. Peter's Church]].
 == History ==
+{{Expand section|with=full summary from the Latvian language in the corresponding article|date=November 2021}}
-Vecrīga is the original area of Riga and consists of the historic city limits before the city was greatly expanded in the late 19th century.  In the old days, Vecrīga was protected by a surrounding wall except the side adjacent to the Daugava river bank. When the wall was torn down, the waters from Daugava filled the space creating (Riga City Canal).<ref>[https://hiddenwatersblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/pilsetas-kanals-riga/ Kadinsky, Sergey "Pilsētas Kanāls, Riga" ''Hidden Waters Blog'' July 5, 2016]</ref>
+Vecrīga is the original area of Riga and consists of the historic city limits before the city was greatly expanded in the late 19th century.  Vecrīga was once protected by a surrounding wall, except the side adjacent to the Daugava river bank. When the wall was demolished, the waters from Daugava were diverted into area of the former wall, creating Riga City Canal.<ref>[https://hiddenwatersblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/pilsetas-kanals-riga/ Kadinsky, Sergey "Pilsētas Kanāls, Riga" ''Hidden Waters Blog'' July 5, 2016]</ref>
 === Heritage ===
-In the early 1990s Vecrīga's streets were closed to traffic and only area residents and local delivery vehicles are allowed within Vecrīga's limits with special permits. Vecrīga is part of a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] listed as "Historic Centre of Riga", which also includes much of the surrounding [[Centrs, Riga|Centrs]] district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/852.pdf |title=World Heritage List&nbsp;— Riga (Latvia); No. 852 |publisher=unesco.org |format=PDF |pages=3 (67) |access-date=2009-07-25}}</ref>
+In the early 1990s, Vecrīga's streets were closed to traffic and only residents of the area and the local delivery vehicles were allowed within Vecrīga's limits with special permits. Vecrīga is part of a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] listed as "Historic Centre of Riga", which also includes most of the surrounding [[Centrs, Riga|Centrs]] district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/852.pdf |title=World Heritage List&nbsp;— Riga (Latvia); No. 852 |publisher=unesco.org |pages=3 (67) |access-date=2009-07-25}}</ref>
+Vecrīga is the oldest part of the Riga, and — even though in its primordial state most of the buildings were made of wood — currently, there are a lot of architectural works remaining from the times of [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance]], [[Baroque architecture|baroque]] and [[Medieval architecture|medieval times]] in the middle of the unique and notable buildings in the style of [[Art Nouveau architecture in Riga|Art Nouveau]], especially the ones created by the locally and internationally well-known architect [[Mikhail Eisenstein]].
+== Landmarks ==
+=== Churches ===
+* [[St. Peter's Church, Riga|Church of St. Peter]]
+* [[Riga Cathedral|Dome Cathedral]]
+* [[St. James's Cathedral, Riga|Cathedral of Saint James]]
+* [[St. John's Church, Riga|Church of Saint John]]
+* [[Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Riga|Church of Our Lady of Sorrows]]
+* [[St. Saviour's Church, Riga|Anglican Church]]
+* Reformed Church
+* [[St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Riga|Church of Mary Magdalene]]
+=== Museums ===
+* [[Latvian War Museum|Military Museum]]
+* [[Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation]]
+* Sports Museum
+* [[Latvian Museum of Pharmacy]]
+* [[Latvian Museum of Photography]]
+* [[Riga Castle|Riga castle]]
+* [[Latvian Museum of National History]]
+* [[Art Museum Riga Bourse]]
+* [[Latvian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design|Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts]]
+* [[Museum of the Occupation of Latvia]]
+* [[Latvian Museum of Architecture]]
+* [[Riga Film Museum]]
+* [[Popular Front of Latvia#Legacy|Museum of the Popular Front]]
 ==Gallery==
@@ Line 51: / Line 77: @@
 File:Riga map around 1637.jpg|The original boundaries of the Old Riga in 1637
 File:Riga johanneskirche 133731389.jpg|[[St. John's Church, Riga]]
-File:House of Blackheads at Dusk 3, Riga, Latvia - Diliff.jpg|The [[House of the Blackheads]] in Vecrīga
+File:Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 10.JPG|The [[House of the Blackheads (Riga)|House of the Blackheads]] and [[Roland (statue)|Roland statue]]
 File:Barracas de Jacob, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 01.JPG|Reconstructed section of the medieval city wall
-File:Castillo de Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 11.JPG|[[Riga Castle]] in Vecrīga
+File:Riga Landmarks 62.jpg|[[Riga Castle]] in Vecrīga
 File:Old Riga Vecrīga Town Hall.jpg|[[Riga City Council|Riga Town Hall]] in Vecrīga
+File:Výhled na Rigu (9).jpg|Aerial view of the Town Hall Square
-File:Vistas desde la iglesia de San Pedro, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 11.JPG|Houses and streets in Vecrīga, with an aerial view of the town hall
 File:Historic Centre of Riga-112610.jpg|View of [[Vanšu Bridge]]
+File:La rue Alberta (Riga) (7581842090).jpg|[[Art Nouveau]] buildings at [[Albert Street, Riga|Albert Street]].
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[Triangula Bastion]]
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Neighbourhoods in Riga]]
 [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Latvia]]
-{{Riga-stub}}

v t e Neighbourhoods of Riga
Kurzeme District	Bolderāja Buļļi Daugavgrīva Dzirciems Iļģuciems Imanta Kleisti Ķīpsala Spilve Voleri Zasulauks
Zemgale Suburb	Āgenskalns¹ Atgāzene Beberbeķi Bieriņi Bišumuiža Katlakalns Mūkupurvs Pleskodāle Salas² Šampēteris Torņakalns Ziepniekkalns Zolitūde
Northern District	Čiekurkalns³ Jaunciems Kundziņsala Mangaļsala Mežaparks Mīlgrāvis Pētersala-Andrejsala Sarkandaugava Trīsciems Vecāķi Vecdaugava Vecmīlgrāvis
Vidzeme Suburb	Berģi Brasa Brekši Bukulti Dreiliņi Jugla Mežciems Purvciems Skanste⁴ Suži⁴ Teika
Central District	Centrs⁵ Vecrīga
Latgale Suburb	Avoti Dārzciems Dārziņi Grīziņkalns⁶ Ķengarags Latgale neighbourhood Pļavnieki Rumbula Šķirotava
¹ partially in the Kurzeme District ² partially in the Latgale Suburb ³ partially in the Vidzeme Suburb ⁴ partially in the Northern District ⁵ partially in the Northern District, in the Vidzeme Suburb, and in the Latgale Suburb ⁶ partially in the Central District

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