Ulbroka

Ulbroka
Village
View of Ulbroka over the Lake of Ulbroka
Ulbroka Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°56′N 24°17′E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Ropaži Municipality
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	5,583
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-2130
Calling code	+371

Ulbroka is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Stopiņi Parish[2] and municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga-Ērgļi (P4) and Rīga-Ogre (P5).

In 2000 Ulbroka had 2,701 inhabitants, rising to 3,102 in 2021.

Etymology

The name Ulbroka comes from the burgomaster of Riga Hinrich von Ulenbrock II in the second half of the 16th century. Von Ulenbrock built the Ulbroka manor.[3]

Geography

The village is located in the Central Latvian lowlands, near Riga.[4] The river flowing through Ulbroka - Piķurga was artificially expanded, creating the Lake of Ulbroka, once excavated as a large pond of manor, and then a mill lake. The Dauguļupīte stream flows into Piķurga in the north of the village.

The average temperature is -6 °C in January and + 17 °C in July. Precipitation drops 700 mm per year.[4]

Economy

The largest company registered in Ulbroka in terms of turnover in 2020 was the manufacturer of wooden packaging SIA "Kronus".[5]

Next to Ulbroka is a medium-wave radio station.

The Riga city buses (Nr. 51) run to Ulbroka.[6]

Images

• 
  Cemetery chapel.
• 
  Ulbroka radio station in 2006.
• 
  Ulbroka manor.
• 
  Residential buildings.
• 
  Monument to the Revolution of 1905.

References

1. "Vietvārdu datubāze: Informācija par Ulbroku". The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency.
2. "Stopiņu novads - Fakti" (in Latvian). Stopiņi Municipality. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
3. "Stopiņu vēsture | Ropažu novada pašvaldība". www.ropazi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
4. Latvijas ģeogrāfijas atlants. "Jāņa sēta", 2020
5. Lursoft statistics
6. Rīgas satiksme