Ādaži Protected Landscape

Ādaži was established in 2004 as a protected landscape in the current Ādaži and Saulkrasti municipalities of Latvia. It is located within the Ādaži Military Polygon (also Camp Ādaži, Ādaži Military Training Area or Kadaga Military Base) and its adjacent territories on the right banks of the lower part of the Gauja.

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5.7 km

Divezeri

Divezeri is a village in Ādaži Parish, Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia. The village is located on the shores of Lake Dūņezers, 8 km north of the municipal center of Ādaži. Former Latvian Minister of Health Guntis Belēvičs is a developer based in the village.

Settlement

Lilaste Station

Lilaste Station is a railway station on the Zemitāni–Skulte Railway in Latvia. It is located on the outskirts of the village of Lilaste in Carnikava Parish, Ādaži Municipality, 37.2 kilometres from Zemitāni. It has a double-track line to Carnikava and a single-track line to Saulkrasti.

Train

6.1 km

Stapriņi

Stapriņi is a village in Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.

Settlement

6.2 km

Lilaste, Ādaži Municipality

Lilaste is a village in Carnikava Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of 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 and the A1 road, 13 km from the parish centre Carnikava, 16.5 km from the municipal centre Ādaži and 35 km 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" and a woodworking company are located in Lilaste. Near the railway station is the up to 28 metres 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.

Settlement

8.8 km

Kadaga

Kadaga is a village in the Ādaži Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near the town of Ādaži. The village was established across the Gauja from Ādaži during the Soviet occupation of Latvia as a military townlet for Soviet soldiers stationed at the Ādaži Training Area. Today, the main complex of the training area – the Ādaži Military Base – is located within Kadaga, and various modern civilian housing projects have been built in the village as well. A beach is situated on the shores of Kadaga Lake. The population in 2021 was 2,230 and its area is 15.28 km2. It is also located in the historical region of Vidzeme and the Riga Planning Region.

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The landscape is a Natura 2000 area. The area was created to preserve Latvia's rare habitats created during military training - dry heaths and open inland dunes with sand dune meadows, bluish meadow meadows and mesotrophic lakes, as well as a significant number of specially protected plant and animal species. The area also includes the Lieluika and Mazuika Lakes nature reserve. Lake Mazuika is recognized as a benchmark for a clear water lake in the Baltic region. Until 2019, economic activities in the area were governed by general rules on the use of specially protected areas, but special protection and use rules have been in force since 24 October 2019. In total 51 species of flora (2) and fauna (49) are protected under EU Nature directives.