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Teika, Riga
Neighborhood of Riga, Latvia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teika is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, the capital of Latvia.
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Teika | |
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Neighborhood of Riga | |
![]() The former Teika Cinema built in the 1930s | |
![]() Location in Riga | |
Country | Latvia |
City | Riga |
District | Vidzeme Suburb |
Area | |
• Total | 4.682 km2 (1.808 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 30,273 |
• Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | apkaimes.lv |
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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]