Kundziņsala

Kundziņsala

Kundziņsala ( _ru. Кундзиньсала) is an area and island on the river Daugava in Riga, Latvia. The name Kundziņsala means "The nobleman's island" in Latvian.

Kundziņsala is the biggest island in Riga. Mainly it is an industrial region, used for maritime trade. Prior to the 1930s, it had some permanent residences.

On the island small lakes exist, in which local residents bathe.

The sole public transportation route to the island is the Rigas Satiksme #33 bus. The sole bridge to Kundziņsala connects it with the Sarkandaugava neighborhood.


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