Ziepniekkalns

Ziepniekkalns
Neighborhood of Riga
Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns (2022)
Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns (2022)
Location in Riga
Location in Riga
CountryLatvia
CityRiga
DistrictZemgale Suburb
Area
 • Total10.917 km2 (4.215 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total33,016
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websiteapkaimes.lv

Ziepniekkalns is a neighborhood of Riga, Latvia. It is located in the Pārdaugava section of Riga close to the city's southern border. Ziepniekkalns is the latest out of all Riga's neighborhoods.[1] It was built in the late 1980s and early 1990s and mostly consists of Soviet-built 10 story apartment buildings. However, there are still many older buildings in Ziepniekkalns constructed in the early 1960s. There is a major contrast between older 3 story buildings and newer 10 story ones. In the mid-1990s, route 19 trolleybus was extended to the heart of new Ziepniekkalns and now final stop is at the Mego supermarket. The trolleybus route 4 runs through the city center to Jugla.[2]

  1. ^ "Apkaimes vēsturiskais apraksts". apkaimes.lv. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju aptauja par dzīvi apkaimē 4.Ziepniekkalns" (PDF). Rīgas domes pilsētas attīstības departaments. 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2015.