Šampēteris | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of Riga |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Latvia |
Subdivision Type1: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Riga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zemgale Suburb |
Area Total Km2: | 1.366 |
Population Total: | 4886 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | apkaimes.lv |
Šampēteris is an old Riga neighbourhood on the Pārdaugava side of the Daugava river, with many houses built in the first part of 20th century still surviving.
The area's name comes from the French word champêtre, which means 'rural, pastoral'.