Teika, Riga

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Teika
Neighborhood of Riga
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The former Teika Cinema built in the 1930s
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Location in Riga
Country Latvia
City Riga
District Vidzeme Suburb
Area
  Total4.682 km2 (1.808 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total30,273
  Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website apkaimes.lv

Teika is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Teika is the only neighbourhood in Riga which was planned and partly built in the 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia. Built up areas consists mainly from 1- to 2-storey family houses, but there are also 5-storey apartment houses, especially around Brīvības street and Zemitāns Square. Teika was planned as a very modern district for those times and today is known for its Functionalist architecture which was widely practiced there. [1]

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References

  1. Krastiņš, Jānis (1 July 2006). "Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau—Metropolis Riga". International Review of Sociology—Revue Internationale de Sociologie. 16 (2): 395–425. doi:10.1080/03906700600709327. S2CID   146754212 . Retrieved 30 October 2020.

Coordinates: 56°58′12″N24°10′48″E / 56.9700°N 24.1800°E / 56.9700; 24.1800