Bikernieki Memorial, Riga

Name: Bikernieki Memorial
Address: Riga, Latvia

#129 among attractions in Riga

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Biķernieki Memorial is a war memorial to the Holocaust victims of World War II in Biķernieki forest in Riga, Latvia. Biķernieki forest is the biggest mass murder site during the Holocaust in Latvia with two memorial territories spanning over 80,000 square metres with 55 marked burial sites with around 20,000 victims still buried in total. ()

Local name: Biķernieku memoriāls Coordinates: 56°57'39"N, 24°12'26"E

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Vidzemes (Mežciems)Riga Latvia

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Bikernieki Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Riga Motor Museum, Mežciems, Teika, Biķernieki Complex Sports Base.

1 miNE
Museum with antique cars and a cafe
Riga Motor Museum, Riga
27 min walk • The Riga Motor Museum, located in the heart of Latvia's vibrant capital, Riga, is a paradise for automobile enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of vintage vehicles, the museum is the largest and most comprehensive of its...
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Mežciems, Riga
31 min walk • Mežciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. It is located in the eastern part of the city in the Vidzeme Suburb. The name is literally translated from Latvian as forest village. Mežciems is encircled by the Šmerlis and Jugla Forests. Lake Gaiļezers is located at the northern part of the neighbourhood.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Teika, Riga
31 min walk • 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 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia.
0.7 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga
17 min walk • Biķernieki Complex Sports Base is a racing circuit and cross-country skiing course in the Biķernieku Forest in Riga.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Dreiliņi, Riga
28 min walk • Dreiliņi is a newly built neighbourhood on the eastern edge of Riga, Latvia within the Vidzeme Suburb. It lies within the borders of Augusta Deglava, Baltinavas, Dzilnas and Ēvalda Valtera streets.