The Cattleyard - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 59.590 E 024° 16.445
35V E 334401 N 6319930
The Cattleyard building at the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Riga was originally located in Rucava parish in the Liepaja district of Latvia.
Waymark Code: WMPQ4C
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 10/05/2015
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A sign on the building includes the following information in English:
"Built around the year of 1850 in Rucava parish Liepaja district.
Acquired by the museum in 2003.
11 divisions for various purposes are housed under a common roof of the cattleyard among them sheds, stables, barns, carthouse, etc."
The following information about the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum is from Wikipedia (
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"Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum (Latvian: Latvijas Etnografiskais Brivdabas Muzejs) is a museum in Riga, Latvia. It is an open-air museum, situated in a forest park area beside a lake just outside the capital, with farmers village houses, moved from different districts of the country.
The museum was established in 1924, inspired by open-air museums in Scandinavia. The plan was to establish a farm from the four regions, Courland, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale, supplied by buildings representing different crafts. In 1932 the museum was opened to the public; in 1939 there were 40 buildings erected. Today 118 buildings are on display, as well as more than 3000 items. Most ethnic groups in Latvia are represented in the museum. The collections count approximately 114,000 items."