Kadaga (also known as Ādaži-2) 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.
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Ādaži is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. The town is the administrative center of Ādaži Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, as well as the extraterritorial seat of its Ādaži Parish. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga. Latvia's longest river, the Gauja, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts.
The town is sometimes popularly known due to the nearby Latfood factory producing Ādažu Čipsi, the best known potato chip brand in Latvia. Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja.
Ādaži has administrative offices, schools, Kindergarten Strautiņš, several shops and service companies.
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Birznieki is a village in Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.
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Ādaži Municipality is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and Carnikava parishes plus the administrative centre, the town of Ādaži. The municipality is located 25 km from the center of Riga.
The municipality was formed in 2006 from Ādaži Parish of Riga district and became a first level unit in 2009. After the 2021 administrative reform, Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality. On 1 July 2022, the village of Ādaži received town rights.
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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.
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Garkalne is a village in Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.
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 (5.90 sq mi). It is also located in the historical region of Vidzeme and the Riga Planning Region.
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