Ulbroka is a
village
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in Stopiņi Parish,
Ropaži Municipality
Ropaži Municipality ( lv, Ropažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2005 with the reorganization of Ropaži parish. The administrative centre is Ropaži. The population in 2020 was 6,835.
On 1 July 2 ...
in the
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in ...
region of
Latvia. It is the administrative center of Stopiņi Parishand municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads
Rīga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Bal ...
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Ērgļi
Ērgļi is a small town in Ērgļi Parish, Madona Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia on the banks of the Ogre river. It serves as the administrative center for Ērgļi Parish. Ērgļi had 2,769 residents as of 2017. History
Ērgļi ...
(P4) and Rīga-Ogre (P5).
In 2000 Ulbroka had 2,701 inhabitants, rising to 3,102 in 2021.
Etymology
The name Ulbroka comes from the
burgomaster
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of Riga Hinrich von Ulenbrock II in the second half of the 16th century. Von Ulenbrock built the Ulbroka manor.
Geography
The village is located in the Central Latvian lowlands, near
Riga.
[Latvijas ģeogrāfijas atlants. "Jāņa sēta", 2020] The river flowing through Ulbroka - Piķurga was artificially expanded, creating the Lake of Ulbroka, once excavated as a large
pond
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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
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drops 700 mm per year.
Economy
The largest company registered in Ulbroka in terms of turnover in 2020 was the manufacturer of wooden packaging
SIA
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"Kronus".
Next to Ulbroka is a
medium-wave
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radio station.
The Riga city buses (Nr. 51) run to Ulbroka.
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Images
File:Ulbrokas kapu kapliča 2.jpg, Cemetery chapel.
File:5 - panoramio - alinco fan.jpg, Ulbroka radio station in 2006.
File:Ulbrokas pils 2002-10-20 - panoramio.jpg, Ulbroka manor.
File:Дома в Улброке - panoramio.jpg, Residential buildings.
File:Ulbroka, 1905. g. revolūcijas piemineklis 2000-07-02 - panoramio.jpg, Monument to the Revolution of 1905.
References
Towns and villages in Latvia
Ropaži Municipality
Kreis Riga
Vidzeme
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