Zolitūde

Zolitūde (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈzɔlituːde]) is mainly an apartment house neighbourhood (or microdistrict) located in the western part of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Zolitūde is a centrally planned estate, consisting mostly of prefabricated concrete block Brutalist style homes built in late Soviet times.

The late 2000s had seen some improvements to local road quality, as well as renovation of both public schools in the area, which had become available by Riga council's use of EU funds.

[1] The proximity to Riga International Airport, the seaside resorts of Jūrmala and contemporary architecture have made Zolitūde attractive for young families.

An alternative version is that the word solitude referred to the loneliness in which landowners lived here due to the extremely high prices they demanded as rent for the working class or peasants.

Zolitūde train station
Abandoned playground on Paula Lejiņa Street