Purvciems

Purvciems
Neighborhood of Riga
Purvciems skyline
Purvciems skyline
Location in Riga
Location in Riga
CountryLatvia
CityRiga
DistrictVidzeme Suburb
Area
 • Total5.017 km2 (1.937 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total62,036
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websiteapkaimes.lv
Typical soviet and post-Soviet apartment blocks in Purvciems

Purvciems is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, Latvia. Its name literally translates as "marsh village". It is located on the east bank of the River Daugava, to the east of the City Centre and is defined roughly as the area between A. Deglava Iela and Ieriķu Iela.[1] The area is characterised by apartment blocks from the late Soviet and the first years after the restoration of Latvian independence (1980s–1990s), though there is also some detached housing. The district is Latvian and Russian-speaking.[2]

  1. ^ Riga Map - http://www.balticlines.lv/images/map_riga.gif
  2. ^ Novikova, Irina (2005). "Babushka in Riga: Age and Power in Russian-speaking Translocal Contexts" (PDF). Sociologija: Mintis Ir Veiksmas. 2005 (1): 82–94. doi:10.15388/SocMintVei.2005.1.5986. ISSN 1392-3358. Retrieved 2008-03-06.