Mežciems ( Latvian: Mežciems - “Forest Village”) is a microdistrict in the eastern part of Riga . It borders with the neighborhoods of Teika , Jugla , Purvciems , Dreilini .
| Interciems Mežciems | |
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| Square | 7.667 km² |
| Population ( 2010 ) | 15 884 people |
| Postal codes | LV-1079 |
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Mežciems is one of the greenest areas of Riga, the development of which began in the 1970s. It is conditionally subdivided into "New" and "Old" Mezhciems. The area is small, surrounded on three sides by a forest. Nearby are lakes Gailayzers and Linyazers; small rivers Dreylupite and Gailupite flow.
Content
Main Streets
- st. Bikernieku (Biķernieku iela)
- st. Sergey Eisenstein (Eizenšteina iela)
- st. Hippocrates (Hipokrāta iela)
- st. Gaylezera (Gaiļezera iela)
- st. Druvienas iela
Large establishments
- Riga film studio
- Gaylazers Clinical Hospital
- Latvian Oncology Center
- Lutheran Church
- Bikernieki Memorial Complex
- Riga Motor Museum
- Sports complex base "Bikernieki"
Transport
Buses:
- 5 - Mežciems - Abrenes iela
- 15 - Jugla-3 - Dārziņi-2
- 16 - Mucenieki - Abrenes iela
- 19 - Mežciems - Sarkandaugava
- 21 - Jugla-3 - Imanta-5
- 29 - Mežciems - Vecmilgravis
- 31 - Jugla-3 - Ulbrokas iela - Dārziņi-2
Trolleybuses:
- 14 - Mežciems - Esplanāde
- 18 - Mežciems - Centrālā stacija
Minibuses: 204, 206, 263
Literature
- Mežciems // Riga: Encyclopedia = Enciklopēdija “Riga” / ch. ed. P.P. Eran. - Riga: Main Edition of Encyclopedias , 1989. - S. 457-458. - 880 s. - 60,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89960-002-0 .