Purvciems
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Purvciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. Its name literally translates as "Marsh Village". [1] It is located on the east bank of the River Daugava, to the east of the City Centre and is defined roughly as the area between A. Deglava Iela and Biķernieku Iela.[2] The area is characterised by apartment blocks from the late Soviet and early independence years (1980s–1990s), though there is also some detached housing. The district is mainly—though not exclusively—Russian-speaking.[3]
Domina Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in the Baltic states[citation needed], located in the North-West side of Purvciems.
[edit] References
- ^ Latvian Online Dictionary - http://dictionary.site.lv/
- ^ Riga Map - http://www.balticlines.lv/images/map_riga.gif
- ^ Novikova, Irina (2005). "Babushka in Riga: Age and Power in Russian-speaking Translocal Contexts" (PDF). Sociologija: Mintis ir veiksmas 2005 (1): 82–94. ISSN 1392-3358. http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/getdocument.aspx?logid=5&id=2a51d895-d180-44f3-b6c2-3bf445cc5143. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
Coordinates: 56°57′N 24°10′E / 56.95°N 24.167°E
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