Vairoga street ( Latvian: Vairoga iela ) - a street in the Vidzeme suburb of Riga , in the Teika microdistrict.
| Vairog Street | |
|---|---|
| Vairoga iela | |
 Vairoga street near the junction with Castranes street | |
| general information | |
| A country | |
| City | Riga |
| Area | Teika |
| Length | |
| Former names | phoenix street |
Currently, it starts from the T-junction with Gustav Zemgal Gatwe and ends with the T-junction with Kastranes street ; does not intersect with other streets.
The total length of the street is 504 meters [1] . It has asphalt throughout. Public transport does not run along the street.
History
Vairog Street is one of the oldest streets in Theiki . It arose at the beginning of the 20th century and was first mentioned in 1913 under the name “ Phoenix Street ” ( Feniksa iela , also Phoenix ) [2] . At that time, it started north of the Brivibas gatve , at the present Chiekurkalnsky bridge , and passed along the current Gustav Zemgal gatve , making a slight turn in the place that today is considered the beginning of Vairog Street. At the end of the 20th century, most of Vairog Street was reconstructed and incorporated into the new city highway - Gustav Zemgal Gatwe.
With both of their names - both Phoenix and Vairog - the street owes to the Riga Carriage Works , from the walls of which it started. Initially, the plant was called "Phoenix", and since 1936 - "Vairogs" ( Latvian. Vairogs - "Shield" ). Following the factory, the street was also renamed; its current name is found in documents from 1939 [2] .
In Soviet times, there was no street renaming.
Notes
- ↑ Rīgas ielu pamatlielumi (Latvian) (xls). Open data . Riga City Council (January 1, 2016). Date of treatment August 15, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Original street names of Riga