Sarkandaugava is a neighbourhood of

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Origins of the name

The name of the neighbourhood derives from that of the Sarkandaugava ('Red Daugava'; ), a minor

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of the

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that formerly separated Pētersala from the mainland. As Riga developed and expanded, more and more of the Sarkandaugava was filled in, but it still appeared on maps from the late 1930

All that remains of the Sarkandaugava today is a small, unnamed

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next to the bridge from the Tvaika street area over to Kundziņsala. Sarkandaugava Station

External links

History of Sarkandaugava

The home page about Sarkandaugava
- www.citariga.lv
Kadinsky, Sergey "Sarkandaugava, Riga" ''Hidden Waters Blog'' November 14, 2016
Neighbourhoods in Riga {{Riga-stub