Lilaste, Ādaži Municipality Explained

Lilaste
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name1:Ādaži Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Carnikava Parish
Area Total Km2:0.41
Population As Of:2015
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:164
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Elevation M:3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:LV-2163 Carnikava

Lilaste is a village in Carnikavas Parish of Ādaži Municipality, Latvia. Located in the north of the parish on the left bank of the Lilaste river between Lake Lilaste and the coast of the Gulf of Riga, north of the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway (Lilaste Station) and the A1 road, from the parish centre Carnikavas, from the municipal centre Ādaži and from the centre of Riga. On the other side of the Lilaste river is the village of Saulkrasti.

In the territory of Lilaste there are two apartment buildings, individual buildings, backyard farms. In the village, there are buildings built for the training base of the anti-aircraft troops of the former Soviet Army, which are gradually being rebuilt. Hotel "Medzābaki" (on the shore of the lake) and a woodworking company are located in Lilaste.[2]

Near the railway station is the up to 28 metres (according to another source - 20.2 metres)[3] high Lilaste parabolic dune, which was once located on the seashore, but was gradually blown by the wind to the railway. Since the 1930s, the dune has been forested and stopped moving.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LĢIA vietvārdu datubāze.
  2. Web site: Carnikavas novads. lv. http://web.archive.org/web/20090822125644/http://carnikava.lv:80/index.php?&27. 22 August 2009.
  3. Web site: LĢIA karte.
  4. Web site: Pārgājiens Carnikava – Lilaste jeb Kur uz dažām stundām izrauties no Rīgas. Briekmane. Andra. delfi.lv. 2022-08-18. 2016-03-14. lv.