Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the

Daugava The Daugava ( ltg, Daugova; german: Düna) or Western Dvina (russian: Западная Двина, translit=Západnaya Dviná; be, Заходняя Дзвіна; et, Väina; fi, Väinäjoki) is a large river rising in the Valdai Hills of Russ ...

river, connected to

Riga 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 B ...

city center and Pārdaugava by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, ''

Roņu dīķis Ruhnu ( sv, Runö; german: Runö; lv, Roņu sala) is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is administratively part of Saare County but is geographically closer to the Latvian mainland. At , it has currently fewer than 10 ...

'' in the north, '' Zunda'' in the west and '' Agenskalna līcis'' in the south.

Buildings

In recent years Ķīpsala has become a prestigious area for living in Riga. There is a campus of the

Riga Technical University Riga Technical University (RTU) ( lv, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as 'Riga Polytechnical Insti ...

including dormitories on Ķīpsala as well as the Olimpia shopping mall. The

International School of Riga The International School of Riga (ISR; lv, Rīgas Starptautiskā skola) is non-profit, non-denominational, private international school located in Riga, Latvia. There are about 300 students from 47 different nationalities. It provides preschool ...

campus has also been located on Ķīpsala since 2001, but has moved in 2018. The Žanis Lipke Memorial is located on the island at Mazais Balasta dambis 9. It was built next to the home of

Jānis Lipke Jānis Lipke (also Žanis and Jan Lipke; 1 February 1900, Mitau – 14 May 1987, Riga) was a Latvian rescuer of Jews in Riga in World War II from the Holocaust in Latvia. Lipke, a dock worker in the port of Riga, was determined to help save Lat ...

, where he had arranged a shelter for rescued Jews during the

Nazi occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 an ...

. Neighbourhoods in Riga Islands in Riga {{Riga-stub