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Riga

capital and largest city of Latvia

Latvia · 56.9475, 24.1069

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Riga is recorded as a filming location for 19 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Riga, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 17 more.

1 production was filmed at 7 places inside Riga rather than at Riga itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

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Riga
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies and TV series filmed in Riga

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Riga as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Riga

1 production shot at 7 places inside Riga, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Riga itself.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Riga?

37 productions are recorded as filmed in Riga, 1 of them at places inside it, including Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973–), The Shield and the Sword (1968–) and Encounter at the Elbe (1949). 17 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Riga?

Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973–), covered by 38 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Riga?

Riga is in Latvia. Its coordinates are 56.9475, 24.1069. The day trip guide for Riga lists 20 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Riga?

Jauniela (under 1 km), Vecrīga (under 1 km), St. Peter's Church (under 1 km), Dome Square (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Riga: 20 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.