Ulbroka
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| Landscape: | Vidzeme ( Latvian : Vidzeme ) | ||
| Administrative district : | Stopiņu novads | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 56 ' N , 24 ° 17' E | ||
| Residents : | 2,788 | ||
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| Website: | www.stopini.lv | ||
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Ulbroka (German: Ulenbrock ) is a place in Latvia on the eastern periphery of Riga . This is where the Stopiņu novad administration center is located .
history
The place is named after H. von Ulenbrock, who was mayor of Riga in the 16th century and received an estate here. The Red Army operated a large communication center here with associated radio masts.
In the vicinity there are natural deposits of gypsum that were used in a gypsum factory from 1913 onwards.
Stopiņu novads
The Stopiņi municipality became Stopiņu novads in 2004 without changing its territory. (See also: Administrative division of Latvia ). The largest places are Ulbroka, Saurieši, Upeslejas, Dreiliņi and Stopiņi. Of the 9,908 inhabitants (July 1, 2010) 55% are Latvian, 33% Russian and 5% Belarusian. 53% are male and 47% female. The small Jugla flows through the area ; 54% of the area is forested.
literature
- Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .