Ādaži
Ādaži | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Panorama of Ādaži | |
| Coordinates: 57°4′37″N 24°19′25″E / 57.07694°N 24.32361°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Ādaži Municipality |
| First mention | 1204 |
| City rights | 1 July 2022 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,734 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-2164 |
| Website | Ādaži official site |
Ādaži ([ˈaː.da.ʒi]) (formerly German: Neuermühlen) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. The town is the administrative center of Ādaži Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga. Latvia's longest river, the Gauja, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts.
The town is sometimes popularly known due to the nearby Latfood factory producing Ādažu Čipsi, the best known potato chip brand in Latvia. Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja.
Ādaži has administrative offices, schools (Ādaži Elementary School, Ādaži Secondary School, and Ādaži Free Waldorf School), Kindergarten Strautins, several shops (Maxima, Rimi, Elvi) and service companies.