Teika, Riga Explained

Teika
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Riga
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Latvia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Riga
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vidzeme Suburb
Area Total Km2:4.682
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:30273
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Website:apkaimes.lv

Teika is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Teika is the only neighbourhood in Riga which was planned and partly built in the 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia. Built up areas consists mainly from 1- to 2-storey family houses, but there are also 5-storey apartment houses, especially around Brīvības street and Zemitāns Square. Teika was planned as a very modern district for those times and today is known for its Functionalist architecture which was widely practiced there.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Krastiņš . Jānis . Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau—Metropolis Riga . International Review of Sociology . 1 July 2006 . 16 . 2 . 395–425 . 10.1080/03906700600709327 . 146754212 . 30 October 2020.