Ģertrūdes Street, Riga

Gertrude Street connects Valmieras and Kr. Valdemar streets. For the first time in the Riga street lists, Gertrude Street was mentioned in 1754 by the name of the Lielā Kalēju iela (Great Knights Street); in 1876 the name of the street was already Kalēju iela (Knights Street). Its name is related to blacksmiths who had lived here. In 1885, the street name was changed to Gertrude Street. The origin of its name is linked to Gertrude Church Square at a junction with Church Street. Following the occupation of Latvia by the Soviet Union, several streets of Riga were renamed, and in 1950 Gertrude Street, in honour of communist ideologue Karlis Marx, was renamed Karlis Marx Street. In 1990, the street regained the name of Gertrude Street.

Gertrude Street is a local street in Riga. It starts at the intersection of Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street in the northern part of the city center as a passage at the level of 1st floor below the building on Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street 28, heading straight to the south-east of the centre, the street ends at the intersection with Valmiera Street. The total length of the street – 1835 metres, the section from School Street to Aleksandra Čaka Street is covered with paving covers, and the rest of the street is covered with asphalt. All the length of road transport is reserved for one driving lane in each direction, only the section from Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street to School Street is not intended for complete car passage (on floor 1, under the building's array on School Street 21, a pedestrian passage). There are parking lots along most of the streets. Gertrude Street, thanks to its geographical location, is one of the relatively quiet streets of downtown, with many small shops (food, clothing, household goods), cafes, bars, nightclubs, pharmacy. There are also a number of educational institutions in the street.