Vecāķi

Vecāķi shown in dark gray

Vecāķi (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈvætsaːci]) is a Northern District neighbourhood in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is one of Riga's neighborhoods lying on the shores of Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Westward Vecāķi is bordered by Vecdaugava – a partial oxbow lake (a dead-end fork of River Daugava that hasn't been cut off from it completely.) Thus Vecāķi offers both freshwater and brackish water bathing places, with the former having a higher water temperature come summer due to the smaller volume of Vecdaugava.^[1]

Etymology

The name is a compound of vecs and āķis pluralized to mean "Old Hooks." Vecs being a native Baltic word and āķis ultimately a borrowing from either Middle Low German hake or Middle Dutch haeck.^[2]

References

v t e Neighbourhoods of Riga Kurzeme District Bolderāja Daugavgrīva Dzirciems Iļģuciems Imanta Kleisti Ķīpsala Rītabuļļi Spilve Voleri Zasulauks Zemgale Suburb Āgenskalns Atgāzene Beberbeķi Bieriņi Bišumuiža Katlakalns Mūkupurvs Pleskodāle Salas Šampēteris Torņakalns Ziepniekkalns Zolitūde Northern District Čiekurkalns Jaunciems Kundziņsala Mangaļsala Mežaparks Mīlgrāvis Pētersala-Andrejsala Sarkandaugava Trīsciems Vecāķi Vecdaugava Vecmīlgrāvis Vidzeme Suburb Berģi Brasa Brekši Bukulti Dreiliņi Jugla Mežciems Purvciems Skanste Suži Teika Central District Centrs Vecrīga Latgale Suburb Avoti Dārzciems Dārziņi Grīziņkalns Ķengarags Maskavas Forštate Pļavnieki Rumbula Šķirotava

Coordinates: 57°04′N 24°06′E / 57.067°N 24.100°E / 57.067; 24.100