One of the oldest living areas situated on Riga West Side is Iļģuciems
Iļģuciems takes its name from the Old German Hilgen geest have (Farmstead of the Holy Spirit)
That was the name of the local village and surroundings since 15 century.
Iļģuciems was joined to Riga in 1785, after big Riga expanding towards the West.
The major street is Daugavgrivas street and Dzirciema street, which run parallel across the whole Iļģuciems.
This photo was taken from small airplane over Lilijas iela (Lily street)

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