Ziepniekkalns
Neighborhood of Riga
Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns (2022)
Location in Riga
Country	Latvia
City	Riga
District	Zemgale Suburb
Area
• Total	10.917 km2 (4.215 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	29,826
• Density	2,732.1/km2 (7,076.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-1058
Website	apkaimes.lv

Ziepniekkalns is a neighborhood in Riga, Latvia. It is located in the Pārdaugava district of Riga close to the city's southern border. Ziepniekkalns is the newest out of all Riga's neighborhoods.^[1]

Since medieval period several manors was located in the territory of neighborhood (Ēbelmuiža manor, Bišumuiža manor and others). Small territory of current Ziepniekkalns was inculuded in the administrative borders of Riga already in 1786, however central part of neighborhood became part of the Riga city in 1828 (as Seifenberg). Territory of Ziepniekkalns was further expanded in 1924 and 1974.

City infrastructure here startetd to develop in the late 19th century. There were several factories and houses for workers in the Ziepniekkalns. After the First World war many private houses was constructed there and also tram line from city centre to Bišumuiža manor.

As a complex neighborhood it was developed since 1970s. In 1972 first building plan was accepted. Plan was adjusted in 1987 when construction works started. According to plan 4 separate microdistricts was built with administrative buildings and shopping mall along Valdeķu street. Today neighborhoood primarily consists of Soviet-era 10-story apartment buildings. However, many older buildings constructed in the early 1960s still exist in Ziepniekkalns. There is a stark contrast between the older 3-story buildings and the newer 10-story ones. Last apartment blocks was built in early 1990s however building plan was not finished due to the collapse of the USSR.

In the mid-1990s, the Route19 trolleybus line was extended to the heart of Ziepniekkalns, with its final stop now at the Mego supermarket. The trolleybus route 4 runs through the city center to Jugla.^[2]

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  Street market in Ziepniekkalns
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  Ancient Oak Tree of Ēbelmuiža
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  Ziepniekkalns forest
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  Longest apartment building in Latvia, Ozolciema street 18.
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  Typical inner yard in Ziepniekkalns
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• Jērāns, Pēteris (1988). Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija: Rīga. Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība. p. 733. ISBN 9984-9482-2-6.

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