388:
658:
672:
704:
774:
690:
644:
516:
759:
629:
615:
732:
744:
718:
67:
55:
444:
1000:
790:
387:
671:
773:
333:
In the 1980s and 1990s the area developed a reputation for drug abuse and criminal activity. New buildings, offices, shops and the migration of local families have changed the district's economic profile in the 21st century.
657:
257:
207:
703:
474:
1312:
689:
643:
251:
goes back to at least the 14th century, in some parts the medieval street network has been preserved. However, the area is first mentioned in 1348 by the name of
758:
628:
910:
677:
500:
287:
813:
379:
Based on the number of criminal offences against foreigners, Maskavas forštate was the 3rd safest district in Riga according to the statistics.
731:
464:
614:
743:
478:
1361:
903:
723:
400:
395:
The area has a notable legacy of diverse religious buildings, reflecting its history as a destination for numerous migrants.
717:
709:
649:
539:
separating the suburb from the city centre will be replaced by an overpass bridge, greatly restoring access to the suburb.
409:
695:
496:
515:
896:
1351:
345:. The Ministry of the Interior of Latvia divided Riga into 9 districts with the following levels of criminality:
492:
17:
589:
295:
280:
54:
750:
459:
171:
826:
452:
1356:
536:
524:
486:
681:
634:
567:
562:
431:
Protected
Heritage status for older wooden houses has prevented their demolition, and a process of
504:
66:
1086:
663:
1124:
1227:
931:
919:
620:
403:
150:
882:
1250:
1159:
1008:
546:
542:
421:
160:
100:
8:
764:
585:
528:
417:
272:
1149:
1197:
1187:
1273:
580:
246:
1099:
1061:
596:
469:
322:
261:
211:
789:
1298:
1119:
1036:
959:
783:
old warehouses now reconstructed as offices and exhibition halls (Latgales 24).
550:
432:
1104:
1094:
949:
349:
2 - High (more than 2900 criminal offences): Located in the periphery of Riga.
337:
By 2008, Maskavas Forštate had an average level of criminality along with the
1345:
1327:
1314:
1293:
1129:
1071:
871:
198:
1109:
1066:
1051:
1016:
827:"Latvia proceeds with derussification by restoring historic district's name"
1268:
1235:
979:
974:
572:
532:
353:
338:
318:
302:
298:
and the Old Jewish
Cemetery. Most of the prewar buildings remain standing.
1288:
1278:
1263:
1134:
1114:
1046:
1026:
939:
372:
1217:
1192:
1172:
1139:
1056:
888:
291:
276:
238:
182:
1076:
1021:
243:
The history of
Maskavas forštate, whose name in English literally means
1144:
1041:
944:
1240:
1031:
553:
operates a tramline down
Latgales street and bus services throughout.
489:
is located on Akadēmijas Square. Nearby is the Riga
Building College.
357:
342:
202:
1202:
989:
954:
368:
271:
Architecturally, the neighborhood reflects its history as an area of
141:
1177:
575:, were filmed on Latgales (formerly Maskavas) iela and Katoļu iela.
425:
217:
1167:
443:
1207:
1182:
999:
969:
455:) is the location of a cluster of higher education institutions.
1212:
305:, the area was referred to in official Latvian documents as the
984:
964:
226:
225:, a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to
167:
146:
80:
1258:
853:
205:. Until 2024 the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate (
923:
221:) also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as
194:
90:
45:
294:
for Jews. Today, there are memorials on the site of the
352:
4 - Average (between 2100 and 2700 criminal offences):
876:
535:
project is competed as planned in Riga, part of the
321:, it reverted to its prewar name in 2024 as part of
814:
Rīga's 'Moscow' district renamed 'Latgale' district
406:
is the biggest wooden classical building in Latvia.
283:migration, especially characteristic wooden homes.
527:which borders it on the north and east along with
1343:
561:Some scenes in the television adaptation of the
313:(Latgale neighborhood) before becoming known as
201:. The neighborhood is located to the south of
30:Neighborhood of Riga in Latgale Suburb, Latvia
904:
317:(Moscow Suburb). After independence from the
599:, the main character visits Latgale Market (
367:3 - Low (less than 1700 criminal offences):
410:Grebenstchikov Old Believer House of Prayer
918:
911:
897:
465:Transport and Telecommunication Institute
514:
442:
386:
710:St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church
549:stations are accessible from the area.
14:
1344:
696:Holy Archangel Mikhail Orthodox Church
59:Latgales Street, the main thoroughfare
892:
849:
847:
737:St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church
556:
375:(One of the wealthier areas of Riga).
290:, the neighborhood was turned into a
197:is situated on the right bank of the
115:7,594 km (2,932 sq mi)
724:Orthodox Church of Our Lady of Kazan
678:Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
438:
325:efforts by the Latvian government.
24:
844:
25:
1373:
865:
588:. In the 2012 adaptation, in the
998:
788:
772:
757:
742:
730:
716:
702:
688:
670:
656:
642:
627:
613:
475:College of Economics and Culture
65:
53:
883:The Virtual Jewish History Tour
603:) on Firsa Sadovņikova street.
382:
328:
819:
807:
650:Old Believer's House of Prayer
493:The Latvian Academy of Culture
13:
1:
1362:Holocaust locations in Latvia
872:Riga historical encyclopaedia
800:
523:The suburb is defined by the
27:Neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia
510:
460:Baltic International Academy
447:Baltic International Academy
412:is the largest in the world.
307:Statistical District Latgale
7:
877:Latgale suburb area history
635:St. Francis Catholic Church
487:Latvian Academy of Sciences
10:
1378:
885:History of the Riga ghetto
664:All Saints Orthodox Church
606:
236:
232:
1249:
1226:
1158:
1085:
1007:
996:
930:
178:
157:
140:
132:
124:
119:
111:
106:
96:
86:
76:
64:
52:
42:
35:
855:Ministry of the Interior
621:Lutheran Church of Jesus
584:featured scenes set at
525:Riga–Daugavpils Railway
519:Tram on Latgales street
420:is located next to the
288:Nazi occupation of Riga
1352:Neighbourhoods in Riga
751:Great Choral Synagogue
680:from the spire of the
520:
448:
424:in a series of former
392:
296:Great Choral Synagogue
265:
215:
136:4.2/km (11/sq mi)
1328:56.93444°N 24.14528°E
1284:Latgale neighbourhood
578:The 1995 adaption of
518:
446:
390:
191:Latgale neighbourhood
159: • Summer (
1125:Pētersala-Andrejsala
816:, LSM.LV, 9 May 2024
485:The building of the
133: • Density
37:Latgale neighborhood
1324: /
858:Statistic year 2008
682:Academy of Sciences
586:Riga Central Market
451:Lomonosova Street (
1357:Russians in Latvia
1333:56.93444; 24.14528
767:and railway tracks
557:In popular culture
537:railway embankment
521:
449:
393:
309:and informally as
125: • Total
112: • Total
1307:
1306:
1087:Northern District
362:Maskavas forštate
315:Maskavas forštate
188:
187:
16:(Redirected from
1369:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1334:
1329:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1228:Central District
1002:
932:Kurzeme District
913:
906:
899:
890:
889:
859:
851:
842:
841:
839:
837:
823:
817:
811:
792:
781:Sarkanie Spīķeri
776:
761:
746:
734:
720:
706:
692:
674:
660:
646:
631:
617:
581:The Dogs of Riga
529:marshaling yards
439:Higher Education
391:Wooden buildings
311:Latgales apkaime
260:
210:
164:
71:Location in Riga
69:
57:
44:Neighborhood of
33:
32:
21:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1342:
1341:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1323:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1303:
1245:
1222:
1154:
1081:
1003:
994:
926:
917:
868:
863:
862:
852:
845:
835:
833:
825:
824:
820:
812:
808:
803:
796:
793:
784:
777:
768:
762:
753:
747:
738:
735:
726:
721:
712:
707:
698:
693:
684:
675:
666:
661:
652:
647:
638:
632:
623:
618:
609:
601:Latgales tirgus
597:Kenneth Branagh
559:
513:
470:ISMA University
441:
422:railway station
385:
331:
323:derussification
256:
241:
235:
206:
158:
72:
60:
48:
38:
31:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1375:
1365:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1305:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1255:
1253:
1251:Latgale Suburb
1247:
1246:
1244:
1243:
1238:
1232:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1164:
1162:
1160:Vidzeme Suburb
1156:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1013:
1011:
1009:Zemgale Suburb
1005:
1004:
997:
995:
993:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
936:
934:
928:
927:
920:Neighbourhoods
916:
915:
908:
901:
893:
887:
886:
880:
874:
867:
866:External links
864:
861:
860:
843:
818:
805:
804:
802:
799:
798:
797:
794:
787:
785:
778:
771:
769:
765:Central Market
763:
756:
754:
748:
741:
739:
736:
729:
727:
722:
715:
713:
708:
701:
699:
694:
687:
685:
676:
669:
667:
662:
655:
653:
648:
641:
639:
633:
626:
624:
619:
612:
608:
605:
558:
555:
551:Rigas Satiksme
512:
509:
483:
482:
472:
467:
462:
440:
437:
433:gentrification
418:Central Market
414:
413:
407:
384:
381:
377:
376:
365:
350:
330:
327:
234:
231:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
165:
155:
154:
144:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
104:
103:
101:Latgale Suburb
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
70:
62:
61:
58:
50:
49:
43:
40:
39:
36:
29:
26:
18:Latgale (Riga)
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1374:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1349:
1347:
1340:
1337:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1157:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1130:Sarkandaugava
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1072:Ziepniekkalns
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1001:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
937:
935:
933:
929:
925:
921:
914:
909:
907:
902:
900:
895:
894:
891:
884:
881:
878:
875:
873:
870:
869:
857:
856:
850:
848:
832:
828:
822:
815:
810:
806:
791:
786:
782:
775:
770:
766:
760:
755:
752:
749:Ruins of the
745:
740:
733:
728:
725:
719:
714:
711:
705:
700:
697:
691:
686:
683:
679:
673:
668:
665:
659:
654:
651:
645:
640:
636:
630:
625:
622:
616:
611:
610:
604:
602:
598:
594:
592:
587:
583:
582:
576:
574:
570:
569:
564:
563:Robert Harris
554:
552:
548:
544:
540:
538:
534:
530:
526:
517:
508:
506:
502:
501:Ludzas Street
498:
494:
490:
488:
480:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
457:
456:
454:
445:
436:
435:is underway.
434:
429:
427:
423:
419:
411:
408:
405:
402:
398:
397:
396:
389:
380:
374:
370:
366:
363:
359:
355:
351:
348:
347:
346:
344:
340:
335:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
269:
267:
263:
259:
254:
250:
248:
240:
230:
228:
224:
220:
219:
213:
209:
204:
200:
196:
192:
184:
181:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
156:
152:
148:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
114:
110:
105:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
68:
63:
56:
51:
47:
41:
34:
19:
1309:
1283:
1150:Vecmīlgrāvis
854:
834:. Retrieved
830:
821:
809:
780:
600:
590:
579:
577:
573:Daniel Craig
566:
560:
547:Vagonu Parks
541:
533:Rail Baltica
522:
491:
484:
450:
430:
415:
404:Jesus Church
394:
383:Architecture
378:
361:
336:
332:
329:Demographics
319:Soviet Union
314:
310:
306:
303:World War II
300:
285:
270:
252:
244:
242:
222:
190:
189:
1331: /
1274:Grīziņkalns
1105:Kundziņsala
1095:Čiekurkalns
950:Daugavgrīva
795:Hay Market
779:Quarter of
571:, starring
286:During the
239:Riga Ghetto
183:apkaimes.lv
1346:Categories
1319:24°08′43″E
1316:56°56′04″N
1145:Vecdaugava
1110:Mangaļsala
1067:Torņakalns
1062:Šampēteris
1052:Pleskodāle
1042:Katlakalns
1017:Āgenskalns
879:in Latvian
801:References
637:and school
595:featuring
277:Belarusian
237:See also:
120:Population
1299:Šķirotava
1289:Pļavnieki
1279:Ķengarags
1264:Dārzciems
1203:Purvciems
1135:Trīsciems
1120:Mīlgrāvis
1115:Mežaparks
1100:Jaunciems
1047:Mūkupurvs
1037:Bišumuiža
1027:Beberbeķi
990:Zasulauks
960:Iļģuciems
955:Dzirciems
940:Bolderāja
831:TVP World
593:TV series
591:Wallander
568:Archangel
531:. If the
511:Transport
428:hangars.
373:Mežaparks
369:Purvciems
301:Prior to
258:‹See Tfd›
253:Lastādija
216:Moskauer
208:‹See Tfd›
142:Time zone
1198:Mežciems
1188:Dreiliņi
1077:Zolitūde
1022:Atgāzene
499:) is on
426:Zeppelin
401:Lutheran
358:Old Riga
343:Old Riga
266:Lastadie
223:Maskačka
218:Vorstadt
203:Old Riga
97:District
1294:Rumbula
1269:Dārziņi
1241:Vecrīga
1208:Skanste
1183:Bukulti
1032:Bieriņi
975:Ķīpsala
970:Kleisti
607:Gallery
543:Central
273:Russian
245:Moscow
233:History
199:Daugava
179:Website
77:Country
1236:Centrs
1178:Brekši
1140:Vecāķi
985:Voleri
980:Spilve
965:Imanta
565:novel
354:Centre
339:Centre
292:ghetto
281:Jewish
262:German
247:Suburb
227:Moscow
212:German
128:31,918
81:Latvia
1259:Avoti
1218:Teika
1193:Jugla
1173:Brasa
1168:Berģi
1057:Salas
945:Buļļi
836:9 May
168:UTC+3
147:UTC+2
1213:Suži
924:Riga
838:2024
545:and
416:The
399:The
341:and
279:and
195:Riga
172:EEST
107:Area
91:Riga
87:City
46:Riga
922:of
507:).
268:).
193:of
161:DST
151:EET
1348::
846:^
829:.
505:lv
497:lv
479:lv
453:lv
371:,
360:,
356:,
275:,
264::
229:.
214::
912:e
905:t
898:v
840:.
503:(
495:(
481:)
477:(
364:.
255:(
249:,
174:)
170:(
163:)
153:)
149:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
