Petersala-Andreisala ( Latvian: Pētersala-Andrejsala ) is a microdistrict in the Northern District of Riga . Located in the city center, on the right bank of the river. Daugava , north of the Old Town and south of Sarkandaugava .
| Petersala-Andrejsala | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Pētersala-Andrejsala | |
 Petersala-Andrejsala on the map of Riga | |
| A country | |
| City | Riga |
| The administrative district of the city | Northern region |
| Square | 2.773 km² |
| Population | 5,407 people |
Current status
A near-port microdistrict built up with pre-war houses, “ Khrushchevs ” and houses of the 103rd series. It houses a freight railway station, the building of which was built at the end of the 19th century. On the territory of the microdistrict, in the building of the former mansion, made in an eclectic manner by the architect Edmund von Trompovsky in 1899, the embassy of the People’s Republic of China is located .
Transport
Bus
- 2: Abrenes iela - Vecmilgrāvis
- 20: Petersalas iela - Pļavnieku kapi
Trolley bus
- 1: Pētersalas iela - Valmieras iela
- 19: Pētersalas iela - Ziepniekkalns
Trolleybuses of other routes (5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 22) also pass through the microdistrict, following to or from the trolleybus park mainly in the morning, at lunchtime, and after 7 pm.
Tram
- 5: Iļģuciems - Milgrāvis
- 9: Aldaris - T / C Dole
Riga Krasta freight station serving the port is located in the microdistrict. The city development plan takes into account the possibility of rebuilding a freight station for a passenger one. In addition, the same plan provides for the construction of another ( "Northern" ) bridge over the Daugava or a tunnel under its channel.
Industrial Types
railways
typical view
graffiti
old elevator
Literature
- Riga: Encyclopedia = Enciklopēdija "Riga" / Ch. ed. P.P. Eran. - 1st ed .. - Riga: Main Edition of Encyclopedias, 1989. - P. 165, 551. - 880 p. - 60,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89960-002-0 .
Links
- Petersala-Andrejsala (Latvian)
- Riga Development Plan on the website of the City Development Department