Grīziņkalns
Grīziņkalns is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia. The Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral, Daugava Stadium and the Staburadze confectionery factory (a part of Orkla Latvia) are located in the area, and it is dominated by late-19th century to early-20th century working class housing.
Grīziņkalns | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood of Riga | |
 Staburadze Confectionery Plant | |
 Location of Grīziņkalns in Riga | |
| Country | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| District | Latgale Suburb Central District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.517 km2 (0.586 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 13.748 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Website | apkaimes.lv |
Orthodox cathedral
Latvian writer Jānis Grīziņš described the working-class area of Grīziņkalns in his 1928 adventure story Vārnu ielas republika ('Vārnu Street Republic' or 'Crow Street Republic'), which then was used as the premise of the 1970 Soviet Latvian film of the same name (Vārnu ielas republika).
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