Ulbroka
Ulbroka | |
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Village | |
 View of Ulbroka over the Lake of Ulbroka | |
  Ulbroka Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°56′N 24°17′E / 56.933°N 24.283°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Ropaži Municipality |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,583 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-2130 |
| Calling code | +371 |
Ulbroka is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Stopiņi Parish[2] and municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga-Ērgļi (P4) and Rīga-Ogre (P5).
In 2000 Ulbroka had 2,701 inhabitants, rising to 3,102 in 2021.
Etymology
[edit]The name Ulbroka comes from the burgomaster of Riga Hinrich von Ulenbrock II in the second half of the 16th century. Von Ulenbrock built the Ulbroka manor.[3]
Geography
[edit]The village is located in the Central Latvian lowlands, near Riga.[4] The river flowing through Ulbroka - Piķurga was artificially expanded, creating the Lake of Ulbroka, once excavated as a large pond of manor, and then a mill lake. The Dauguļupīte stream flows into Piķurga in the north of the village.
The average temperature is -6 °C in January and + 17 °C in July. Precipitation drops 700 mm per year.[4]
Economy
[edit]The largest company registered in Ulbroka in terms of turnover in 2020 was the manufacturer of wooden packaging SIA "Kronus".[5]
Next to Ulbroka is a medium-wave radio station.
The Riga city buses (Nr. 51) run to Ulbroka.[6]
Images
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Cemetery chapel. -
Ulbroka radio station in 2006. -
Ulbroka manor. -
Residential buildings. -
Monument to the Revolution of 1905.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vietvārdu datubāze: Informācija par Ulbroku". The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency.
- ^ "Stopiņu novads - Fakti" (in Latvian). Stopiņi Municipality. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Stopiņu vēsture | Ropažu novada pašvaldība". www.ropazi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ a b Latvijas ģeogrāfijas atlants. "Jāņa sēta", 2020
- ^ Lursoft statistics
- ^ Rīgas satiksme
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